Adding horses and instructors in Perno Equestrian prepares your center to handle bookings and schedule activities. Customers can select available horses when booking, and instructors can be assigned to scheduled activities. You can then define your center’s offerings by specifying activity types, prices and availability.
How to add horses, instructors and activities in Perno Equestrian
1. Open the horse list
In Perno Equestrian, expand Center setup in the left-hand menu and select Horses.
Click + Add horse to open the form for adding a horse.
2. Complete the horse details
Enter the following information in the Horse form:
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Field |
What to enter |
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Horse name |
The horse’s name. |
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Horse size / type |
The horse’s size or type, such as a pony, small horse or large horse. This helps customers choose an appropriate horse when booking. |
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Description |
A description of the horse and additional information useful to riders. |
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Available for selection |
Select this option if the horse should be available for selection in new bookings. |
Click Save to save the horse.
3. Check the horse’s availability
After saving, the horse will appear in the Horses list. The list shows its name, type, number of bookings and status. Each entry also has an actions menu in the Actions column.
To make a horse unavailable for new bookings, turn off Available for selection in its form and save your changes. Inactive horses remain in historical records.
If a horse has related bookings or payments, Perno may prevent its deletion. In that case, deactivate it to preserve its history.
4. Open the instructor list
Go to Center setup → Instructors and click + Add instructor.
The Instructor form will open, allowing you to add a person who can be selected when scheduling lessons and other activities.
5. Complete the instructor details
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Field |
What to enter |
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First name |
The instructor’s first name. |
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Last name |
The instructor’s last name. |
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Contact email address. |
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Phone |
Telephone number. |
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Public description |
An optional short description of the instructor, such as their experience or specialization. It is displayed wherever the instructor is presented publicly. |
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Available for schedules |
Select this option to allow the instructor to be assigned to new scheduled sessions. |
Click Save to save the details. You can then assign the instructor to scheduled activities.
6. Manage the instructor’s availability
To make an instructor unavailable when scheduling new activities, turn off Available for schedules and save your changes.
Inactive instructors remain in historical schedules but cannot be selected for new sessions.
7. Add activities to your center’s offerings
Go to Center setup → Activities and select Add activity.
Configure the following items:
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Setting |
What to specify |
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Activity name |
A clear name, such as “Individual riding lesson”. |
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Activity type |
The type of activity offered by the center. |
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Public description |
Information about the activity intended for customers. |
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Duration |
The length of the activity. |
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Number of available places |
The number of participants who can book a given session. |
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Price |
The fee for the activity. |
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Weekly availability |
The days and times when the activity is available. |
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Booking horizon |
How far in advance customers can make bookings. |
Once you have entered the details, save the activity. You can use this process to create an offering that includes individual and group riding lessons, training sessions, trail rides and equestrian camps.
