Perno Equestrian lets you collect payments for riding lessons, subscriptions and competition participation. You can share direct payment links, QR codes and payment options on your centre’s public page. For competitions, you can create a separate page with several fee items that participants can pay for in a single transaction.
How to collect payments for lessons and competitions in Perno Equestrian
1. Open your centre’s payments
In the side menu, go to Payments → Payment links and subscriptions.
Open the three-dot menu in the top-right corner and select:
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Add one-time payment — to create a one-time payment, for example for a lesson or a riding camp deposit.
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Add recurring payment — to create a recurring payment, such as a monthly subscription.
2. Enter the payment details
In the Payment option form, configure the relevant fields:
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Field |
What to configure |
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Payment type |
Payment type: one-time or recurring. |
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Title shown to riders |
The name displayed to customers, e.g. “Individual riding lesson”. |
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Description |
A description explaining what the fee covers. |
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Amount |
The payment amount, e.g. 150.00. |
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Show on public center page |
Determines whether the payment option appears on the centre’s public page. |
If the selected option allows customers to enter an amount, configure a custom-amount payment. For recurring payments, also set the billing interval.
Click Save to save the payment option.
3. Share the link or QR code
After saving, the payment will appear in the list. The option will show its name, amount, status and direct payment link.
Click Copy to copy the link and send it to the customer, for example by email or a messaging app. The payment option can also have a QR code and a form on the centre’s public page.
Visibility on the page and payment activation are two separate settings:
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Setting |
Effect |
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Show on public center page disabled |
The option disappears from the centre’s public page, but the direct link and QR code continue to work. |
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Payment link active disabled |
The option stops accepting payments through the centre profile, direct link and QR code. |
4. Create a competition payment page
Go to Payments → Competition payments and click + Add payment page.
This page is used to collect competition fees. Competitor registration and starting lists are managed in an external system.
In the Competition form, complete:
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Field |
What to enter |
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Competition or event name |
The competition or event name. |
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Description shown on the payment page |
A description visible to people making payments. |
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Starts at |
The competition’s start date and time. |
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Ends at |
The competition’s end date and time. |
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Location |
The event location. |
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Fee payments close at |
The deadline for accepting payments. |
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Payment notification email |
The email address that should receive notifications of completed payments. |
The payment deadline can be later than the competition’s start time.
Click Save.
5. Add fee items
On the page for the competition you created, click + Add fee option.
Complete the following fields:
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Field |
What to enter |
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Fee option |
The fee name, e.g. “Entry fee”, “Class L entry” or “Horse box”. |
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External class or payment details |
Information about the competition class in the external system or details of the fee. |
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Amount to pay |
The amount to pay. |
Click Save. Repeat these steps for additional fees, such as accommodation or extra services.
The items you add will appear in the Fee options section. You can change them later using the Edit button next to the relevant item.
Add at least one fee item before sharing the page.
6. Share the page with competition participants
In the Public payment page section, you will find the payment page address and a QR code. Click Open payment page to open the page and check its content.
Share the link or QR code with participants after they register in the external system.
On the payment page, the participant:
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Selects one or more fee items.
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Enters the competitor’s full name, horse’s name and competition level or class.
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Optionally provides an email address.
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Proceeds to the secure payment page and pays the total amount in a single transaction.
Once the payment is completed, Perno sends a notification to the address entered in the Payment notification email field.
7. Review payment history
In Payments → Payment links and subscriptions, the Payment history section lets you review payments related to bookings, payment links, subscriptions and competitions.
The list shows the payment, payer, amount, status and creation date.
Payments for a specific competition are also available on its page in the Competition fee payments section. You can change the event details using the Edit button.
Payment processing uses the Perno Orchestration configuration and the centre owner’s merchant accounts. In the panel shown, automatic recurring payments use Stripe Billing — the customer authorises a card, and subsequent charges are collected according to the selected billing interval.