USEF has changed their results export - you must use the new version to submit results to comply with USEF. regulations
USEF has released an entirely new set of USEF Liability Release waivers, one for each state. HSS will choose the waiver that corresponds to the state your show is located in.
USEF requires all people on all entries provide their own signature (or parent/guardian signature).
Signatures are applied to:
How signatures are collected and processed:
HorseShowsOnline has a new "Signatures step" in the online entry wizard.HSO is already collecting signatures if you have a USEF show taking entries at this time.
During online entry, the signature step provides the person submitting the entry with the ability to sign for themself AND will send a signature request notification via Email and Text message to all other people associated with the entry they are submitting..(Text message notifications require you have a valid Twilio SMS account OR have subscribed to the HSO SMS service).
HSS changes in this version:
New columns added to "Entries" that list:the following Signature status information for each entry:
Show Properties - Online entry settings:
When registering your show, there is a new "SMS subscription " step.If you purchased an HSO SMS subscription make sure you select your subscription.
Changes in the SMS industry - how it affects you:
Recent changes in the SMS industry and the primary US cell carriers have imposed new regulations in an effort to cut down on spam texts. (IE:10DLC brand, campaign registration, and related opt-in/out rules and requirements) .
Option 1: Use your own Twilio SMS account:
Many show managers have previously used their own Twilio account to send text messages to exhibitors from HSS. Prior to the new regulations this was a relatively simple and inexpensive solution that integrated easily into HSS to allow you to send text messages.You can continue to use Twilio to send text messages from HSS.
Understand the following issues:
Option 2 - NEW - Use HSO to send your text messages.
In light of the new SMS regulations, HorseShowsOnline has created an alternative service you can use - Send your SMS messages via HorseShowsOnline.
To use HSO for text messaging services you need the following:
Benefits of text messaging through HSO:
To use HSO as your SMS provider, you need an "SMS" subscription at HorseShowsOnline.com. Contact sales for assistance with SMS subscriptions.
Important new features:
We recommend that users are using a fully updated version of Windows 10 or Windows 11. Microsoft no longer supports earlier versions of Windows (EG: WIndows 7)
Champ Chart Tool:
Trainer check-in report
New features in HSS and HorseShowsOnline to help with new USEF regulations and social distancing.
Send SMS Text messages to exhibitors from multiple places in HSS.Send to a single person, everyone in the show, everyone in a class, any combination of owners, riders, trainers.
Send invoices to exhibitors for checkout / payment using the new HSOmobile web application.HSS will send invoices you select to the designated payer for the entry via email and text message. The exhibitor will receive a link in the email / text message that takes them to the mobile checkout page at HSOmobile.This is intended to help you reduce the number of people visiting you office during checkout and to make checkout more convenient for exhbitors.
New HSOmobile web app for phones and tablets.Exhibitors can use their phone to check on show details, class information, class schedules, entry schedules, course layoutsThe new HSOmobile web app is specifically designed for use on phones and other small devices.Exhibitors can more easily follow the show, schedule, and even use HSOmobile for paying their bill at checkout time if you decide to send invoices for mobile payment.
HSOmobile can be accessed by any device at: https://mobile.horseshowsonline.comNo installation is required, just browse to HSOmobile with any device.
New show management features at HorseShowsOnline.As a show manager you have access to online tools at HorseShowsOnline.Access show management for a show from the "HorseShowsOnline" menu in HSS, OR by going to Member Services at HSO, selecting "Shows I Manage" from the user menu, and then selecting the "Manage" link for the show you want to manage.
Course Layouts - upload course layouts for your show. Course layouts are PDF files containing the course layout for a ring / date. Course layouts you upload will be listed in the ring schedule for the day/ring you specify. Exhibitors will see a thumbnail of the layout and can click the download link to view the full size PDF of the layout.Course layouts are viewable at HSO as well as HSOmobile web app.
USEF LIability WaiversHSO provides a wizard that lets show participants (Owners, Rider, Trainers, Coaches, Staff, Volunteers etc) submit a signed USEF liability waiver to your show.The wizard is available to shows set with the "Governing Body" set to "USEF" in the show's properties. A link is displayed on the show's detail page at HSO for waiver submission.You can download waivers submitted to your show directly in HSS on the "HorseShowsOnline" menu in HSS OR on the "Waivers" tab in show management at HSO.You will receive email notifications at the Show's email address when new waivers have been submitted to the show.
QR CodesYou can print a sheet you can post at the show that displays large QR codes.Exhibitors can use the camera on their phone to quickly navigate to the show's page at HSO or at HSOmobile just by pointing their camera at the QRcode.Generate the QR code page printout on the "QR codes" tab in show management at HSO.
HSS changes in more detail:
Show Manager:
Send invoices for mobile payment:Added two new columns “Has Unfinished Classes” and “Unfinished Class Count” to Send Mobile Invoices grid to help you determine if all classes for the entry have been closed indication prize money has been fully computed / applied against invoices.Group first by this column and then by payer, trainer or whatever is your preference to quickly break the list into finished / unfinished groups.
A new update packed with new features that you have been asking for!Make sure you read about the new Show Manager split and transfer invoice balance feature below.
Entry Editor Prize payee changes (NEW):
New checkbox flag added "Exclude from fee splits".This checkbox indicates whether the entry should be include or excluded in the list of entries automatically loaded in the when using the NEW "Split and transfer invoice balance" feature.
Owner, Rider, Trainer drop down fields will display "($cc)" in the trainer name text if the person has an unexpired payment method saved in their account.This helps you easily see if you have a credit card on file that is available for billing against.This does not include any card that was included with an online entry, as it is assume a card was provided with the entry if you required that in your show's online entry settings.
Online entry and STALL Fees / HorseShowsOnline (NEW):Fees that are categorized as STALL fees in your show have a special behavior in the HorseShowsOnline online entry wizard.If you specify that ANY ONE of your STALL fees has a minimum required quantity then HSO will force the user to select a quantity of at least ONE from at least ONE of the stall fees in the show.This helps you ensure that an exhibitor selects at least one of your stall fees when creating an online entry.This only applies to STALL category fees.
Update for new USEF API changes. You will need this in order to do USEF lookups as of October 21, 2019
Prior changes in version 2019.1003:
USEF Changes:
Entry editor:Coggins and Vaccine warning colour is now based on the show start date rather than the current date.
IMPORTANT: This update incorporates all changes required to meet USEF's new data services (API) effective Dec 1, 2018. USEF is discontinuing their old API and older versions of HSS (and other software) will no longer work with USEF as of Dec 1, 2018.
Changes since Dec 1, 2018:
Class results screen: Special values for recording Eliminated, Withdrawn, and Retired have changed. The values are now: 99=Eliminated, 98=Retired, 97=Withdrawn
Credit card processing: Resolved error 5040 when processing point of sale cards through Elavon due to a change made by Elavon to their API.
Fee entry: The fee entry screen will now post quantity changes to entries even if the fee amount is $0.00. This is useful if you have fees that are intended only for the purpose of counting the quantity of the fee.
Payment types: Added new payment type "PPD-CREDITCARD"
Person editor: Hong Kong added as a country in the country / state picker. Resolved problem where Mexico states could not be saved. When creating a new person (Owner, Rider, Trainer), person editor defaults to creating the same person in all three roles. The user can uncheck any roles not desired.
Reports: Class results reports updated to use the revised special fault codes: 99=Eliminated, 98=Retired, 97=Withdrawn
Reports: FEI Jump order (8x11) and (8x14) - If a class has scratched entries, the jump order no longer skips a start position. All start positions will now increment by 1.
Reports: Added new report "Payments by date and type - All shows" to reports explorer / Global. This report lists all payments to all non-dormant shows grouped and summarized by date and payment type.
Reports: Added new report "Invoice balances by invoice to" to Reports explorer/Show/Financial. This report lists invoice balances grouped and summarized by the person designated as the "Invoice To" person for each entry.
Reports: Added new report "Invoice balances by prize payee" to Reports explorer/Show/Financial. This report lists invoice balances grouped and summarized by the person designated as the "Prize Payee" person for each entry.
Reports: Show Entries by Horse, Owner, Trainer reports now correctly sort and now only include "Active" status entries.
Scoreboard Export: When exporting classes for scoreboard, the filenames are now prefixed with the date and time to better distinguish when the exports were done. This also allows you to easily sort export files by the time they were created. For example, the file name will now look like: [2018-06-19 112027]Class-1.txt and [2018-06-19 112027]Class-2.txt
Show Manager / Divisions tab: When a division number is entered and Enter Key is pressed, the Champ Chart tool is opened instead of the older division results screen.
June 4, 2018:
Compatibility update.