Every show starts with setup — and nobody wants to spend days configuring classes, fees, and rules from scratch. ShowGrounds lets you import a complete show configuration from any previous show, so your recurring events are ready in minutes. Template shows, configurable fee structures, and a rules engine mean you set it once and refine it over time.

Configure USEF, FEI, and EC event settings. Set your required memberships. Define automatic fees that trigger on your schedule. Customize web entry rules, deposit requirements, and closing dates. Set up your rings and assign them to the show. Even your entry blank waivers and terms have a built-in editor.

Your show is unique — ShowGrounds is built to match the way you run it, not force you into someone else’s workflow.

Exhibitors enter online through ShowGroundsLive.com or your own WordPress site. Office staff manage entries in the cloud app. Either way, membership statuses are verified in real time against USEF, USHJA, FEI, Equine Canada, and SafeSport — no manual lookups. Digital signatures are collected electronically. And every entry carries a complete record of its horse, people, classes, fees, payments, and history.

With more than 25 bulk actions for processing entries, your office moves at the speed of the show — not the speed of the software.

ShowGrounds handles class setup with a configurable rules engine — automatically apply fees, enforce requirements, and set limits per class. Organize classes into divisions with standings tracked by dollars or points.

When it’s time to build the day’s schedule, the Simple Scheduler lets you group classes by ring and day, set minutes per trip and break times, and see estimated durations calculated automatically. Color-coded status shows what’s completed, what’s in progress, and what’s coming up.

Set the Order of Go by trainer, rider, or manually — with conflict detection for trainers running in multiple rings. When the order is ready, publish it to ShowGroundsLive.com and the iOS app with one click. Your exhibitors see it instantly.

This is where ShowGrounds separates from the pack. While other software manages the office, ShowGrounds runs the actual show.

The Announcer Tool is a real-time control center for each ring. Track who’s gone on course, see the full trip order, send data directly to Daktronics scoreboards and Singular.live graphics — all from a browser. Your announcer sees horse, rider, owner, trainer, and city/state for each trip. Your in-gate staff marks riders as gone. Your office sees it all update live.

Timer integrations with FarmTech, Pyramid Timing, and Ryegate bring scores directly into the system. Results publish to ShowGroundsLive.com as each class completes. Your exhibitors know their results before they leave the ring.

Because ShowGrounds runs in Google Chrome, any computer or tablet at your facility can be a control point. No special software to install. No local servers to maintain.

ShowGrounds tracks every dollar from the moment a fee is charged to the moment a check is cut. Automatic fees calculate based on your rules — post-entry charges, scratch fees, class add/drop fees, credit card service fees — all configurable with timing triggers so the right amount hits at the right time.

Accept payments by credit card, ACH, or check through multiple payment gateways. Process checkout in batch. Manage prize money with tax withholding, TIN verification, and IRS 1042-S filing built directly into the platform — no separate tax software needed.

Payment batches, account statements, and financial reports give you a clear picture at any point during or after the show. When it’s time to reconcile, the numbers are already there.

Class sheets, judge’s cards, entry blanks, financial reconciliation, FEI jog lists, billing invoices, feed delivery reports, announcer sheets, 1099 forms — ShowGrounds has a report for it. Over 244 reports span every area of show management, and we add more as customers need them.

Export results directly to USEF, FEI, Equine Canada, and CQ. Generate statements by date range. Pull platform fee summaries and billing reports. Every grid in the system supports custom column views and Excel export.