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Settings ​

Use this page to define which feed types (hay, concentrate, …) and which daily feeding times are available in your feed schema.

Good to know ​

  • Feed types and feeding times belong to the selected stable; changes affect all horses in that stable.
  • Only users with admin rights see the Average price column for feed types.
  • If no feed types or feeding times exist, a placeholder message informs you that the list is empty.

Feed types ​

This tile shows every feed type that is available in your stable.

Reading the Feed types ​

  • Icon: indicates the feed category – plant for roughage, first‑aid kit for medicine, jar for supplement, circles for concentrate.
  • Name: the name you gave the feed type.
  • Type: the textual description of the category (Roughage, Medicine, Supplement, Concentrate).
  • Brand: the brand of the feed, if any.
  • Default amount: the standard quantity suggested per feeding, shown with its unit (e.g. 5 kg).
  • Average price: the average cost per unit, visible only to admins.
  • Warning: any note you entered; disabled feed types also display a Disabled label and appear dimmed.

Add a new feed type ​

  1. Click the Add feed type button at the top right of the tile. The New feed type form opens.
  2. Fill in the required fields and press Save.

Edit a feed type ​

  1. Click the three‑dot menu at the end of the row.
  2. Choose Edit. Adjust the data in the Edit feed type form and press Save.

Remove a feed type ​

  1. Click the three‑dot menu.
  2. Choose Remove (only shown for active feed types). Confirm the removal in the dialog.

Enable a disabled feed type ​

  1. Click the three‑dot menu on a disabled row.
  2. Choose Enable and confirm.

Good to know ​

  • The Average price column only appears if you have admin rights.
  • Disabled feed types are shown with a Disabled label and reduced opacity; they are not offered in normal feed plans.
  • The list is alphabetically sorted, with disabled types moved to the bottom.

Feed type ​

This form lets you create a new feed type or edit an existing feed type in the feed settings.

Category ​

  • Choose the category (e.g., hay, concentrate, supplement) to group similar feed types.

Quantity measure ​

  • Select the unit (kg, L, …) that the quantity refers to. The unit appears after the default quantity and price.

Default quantity ​

  • Enter the standard amount of this feed type used per feeding. The chosen quantity measure is shown after the number.

Average price (shown only when you have admin rights) ​

  • Enter the typical price per chosen quantity measure; it is used in cost calculations of the feed schema.

Warning ​

  • Add any important note or caution about this feed type; the text appears as a warning in the feed schema.

After saving ​

  • The feed type is added to or updated in the feed type list under Feed Settings and becomes available when you create or edit a feed schema. No notifications are sent.

Feeding times ​

The tile lists all feeding times you have defined for the day.

Reading the Feeding times ​

  • Clock icon: marks a row as a feeding time.
  • Name: the label you gave the feeding (e.g., “Morning”).
  • Time: the time of day the feeding occurs, shown as HH:MM.
  • Three‑dot menu (⋯): opens actions for that feeding.
    • Edit: opens the save feeding form to change the name or time.
    • Remove: opens a confirmation dialog to delete the feeding time.
  • Add feeding time button (plus icon): opens the save feeding form to create a new feeding time.

Add, edit or delete a feeding time ​

  1. Click Add feeding time (plus icon) → a form appears; fill in the fields and press Save.
  2. For an existing feeding, click the ⋯ icon in its row, choose Edit, adjust the details in the form and press Save.
  3. To remove a feeding, click the ⋯ icon, choose Remove, then confirm with Remove in the dialog (or cancel with Cancel).

Good to know ​

  • The list shows the feeding times set for the currently selected stable and refreshes after any change.
  • The Add feeding time, Edit, and Remove actions are only available if you have rights to manage feedings.
  • Times are displayed in 24‑hour format and sorted chronologically.

Edit feeding time / New feeding time ​

Use this dialog to add a feeding time to the feed schema or change an existing one.

Name ​

  • type a label for the feeding (for example 'Morning'). This label is shown in the feed schema and when assigning feeds.

Time ​

  • pick the time of day (24‑hour format) when the feeding occurs. It determines where the feeding appears in the daily schedule.

After saving ​

  • the new or updated feeding time is stored in the feed schema, the modal closes and the list of feedings in the settings page refreshes automatically.

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