I have finally completed a project that I dreamed up way back in 2010, when the internet was still in its childhood. Or maybe its early 20s, honestly Im not exactly sure how long Al Gores internet has been around. At this point, I think Internet may be middle aged.But regardless of all that, Ive had this dream for a really long time, but I never quite had the technical skills to pull it off. But, Ive worked really really hard, and so Im pleased to finally announce:Equine TimeLineWhich you already were aware of, because you likely saw the title of this post.Equinetimeline.comEquinetimeline.comEquinetimeline.com(Ive heard the appropriate amount of times to repeat something is three.)I build a website to track horses. You could think of it like a horse CarFax. Its about time there was a way to track the actual history of horses, instead of just little blurbs written by horse sellers. Its currently in its beta mode, as I make changes, so please go check it out, make a profile, create a horse, start tracking. If you could do just one thing for me, the horse blogger youve maybe been following for years, or maybe this is the first thing youve ever seen from me, but just this one thing, please do this. I need feedback in order to continue to improve it. I might think its the bees knees, but there could be some obvious flaw that my pea brain isnt seeing, and feedback would be greatly appreciated. Plus, its going to be super useful, and now Im going to detail all the ways its super useful, and it should be a standard in the horse industry.Now lets get started.A Complete Timeline of Every HorseMy main goal a complete history of every horse. Users enter in horse information to build up the history. Recording shows is an obvious one, but Im talking about deeper than that. What about meaningful training sessions? Or the clinics you took him to? All of the trail rides hes been on? Or times your horse babysat your little niece, and you just know hed be perfect for a family with kids. These are all meaningful events.Users can list horses for sale, and that history is the sale ad. How easy is that? People can literally just check out the history of the horse and decide if its right for them.When the horse sells, that record transfers to the new owner. The new owner will now have the history of the horse and be able to keep adding on to it. There will never be any confusion of what the horse knows or doesnt know, or where the horse has been. Its proof that your horse is what youre saying it is. Theres no need to wonder what kind of treatment or training that horse had prior, because its all written down.Keep Track of Former HorsesOne of the big reasons I made this is because its very sad when you sell a horse, and then it just disappears into the metaphorical abyss, and you never know what happened to it. Theres a whole group on facebook devoted to just finding horses people used to own. Its really sad! Horses have the disadvantage of being both a pet, and livestock. So youre supposed to be able to sell them and move on, but they are pets. You cant help but wonder what happened to a pet you loved. Often times people dont even want to sell but they are forced to. Its not fair you wont be able to see the life of that horse.Equine TimeLine fixes that. Horse is attached to your profile for life. Youll never have to wonder what happened.Pedigree ResearchWouldnt it be cool if we could click on a stallion, and see every one of their offspring, with lots of details of what they are accomplishing, including the shows they are going to, what they are doing, how training is going, what they looked like, etc. I think so. Itd be super cool.So that should be a thing. And thats why I created it. As people create horses on the site, they can all be linked to each other, creating clickable pedigrees, with tons of valuable information. It can help breeding programs to see all what all the horses they bred are doing, it can help those thinking about breeding, it can help those who want to check out pedigrees before they purchase a horse.Equine TimeLine for checking out entire bloodlines.Find Horses you Used to OwnWhat about the horse you owned years ago that seems to have vanished off the face of the earth? Now theres a centralized place to ask for information about your former partner. My goal is to connect horses and people, even if its been years.Checking Out Potential TrainersI dont want to sound like a negative nancy or anything, but Ive been burned before. Its very easy to become a horse trainer in the US, all you have to do is literally call yourself a horse trainer. But the truth is, many of these people are not qualified. We only have their own words to go on.So what if we could look at their timeline and see what theyve accomplished? We could figure out if what theyve done aligns with the type of trainer we are looking for. Its not just a timeline for horses, its a timeline for horse professionals. Its a resume to help clients decide if they want to work with certain people.Equine TimeLine for checking out potential trainers.This is just an overview of how this website could help out the horse community. Im going to keep talking about it though! Im going to keep making updates and perfecting this site because I really think it would be valuable to all of us. Its eventually going to turn into an app, either when I figure out the coding, or I hire someone to do it.So please check it out, give me your thoughts, and lets make it happen.EquineTimeLine.comPlease send any feedback to courtneymarshallick@gmail.comThank you!The post Equine TimeLine appeared first on An Equestrian Life.