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  A quick guide for stable owners and managers to set up your organisation,
  users, contacts, horses and core modules in EquiApp.
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# Getting started

This guide is for stable owners or managers who are new to EquiApp. Follow the steps to have your organisation, users, contacts, horses and the main modules ready to use.

## Set up your organisation
Create your stable’s basic data – name, timezone, stables, pastures and holidays. All other pages use this information. Do this in the [Organization admin](/documentation/organization-admin/) hub.

## Set up your users
Invite staff and give them login access. Use the **Invite user** button. Manage the accounts on the [Users](/documentation/admin-users-list/) page.

## Set up roles and permissions
Define what each staff member can do by creating **Roles** and assigning **Permissions**. Add or edit roles on the [Permissions](/documentation/permissions/) page.

## Add your contacts
Enter owners, suppliers, customers and other people you work with. Manage them in the [Contacts](/documentation/contact-list/) page.

## Add horses and define horse settings
Create each horse, assign its stable and owners, and set defaults such as groups, care defaults and vaccination rules. Use the [Horse list](/documentation/horses-list/) to add horses and the [Settings](/documentation/horses-settings/) page for defaults.

## Configure activities (optional)
If you plan training, vet visits or breeding checks, set up activity types and day‑part divisions in the [Activities](/documentation/activities/) section.

## Set up feeding (optional)
First create feed types and feeding times in the [Settings](/documentation/feed-settings/) page, then assign feeds per horse in the [Feeding](/documentation/feeding/) page to build a feed schema.

## Set up financial administration (optional)
Define company details, VAT rates and pricing, then start invoicing and tracking payments in the [Financial administration](/documentation/financial-administration/) area.

## Good to know
- Click the question‑mark next to any page title for instant help and a chat with support.
- Modules become visible only after they are part of your subscription; you don’t enable them in Settings.
- Changes to roles, permissions or organisation data take effect after you press **Save** on the relevant page.