Frequently Asked Questions

How can I add or update a Horse Pedigree?

Why can't I delete a Horse/person?

What about kennels?

How to add sire or mare for a horse?

How to manage persons, owners, breeders?

 

How can I add or update a Horse?
You will have to create a free account with Paint Horse Picture Pedigree Database to be able to update or add a Horse. Go to the Login page and click onto "Create an Account".

Why can't I delete a horse/person?
Due to security reasons the deletion of an entire record (horse or person) is only allowed to Paint Horse Picture Pedigree Database administrators. Therefore please always check the list of available Horses/persons presented to you during the add-process, before adding a new Horse/person. Addtionally, if you happen to create a wrong new horse/person entry or have found a record you would like to delete, please contact the Paint Horse Picture Pedigree Database Administrator.

What about Stables?
There's no kennel management provided by Paint Horse Picture Pedigree Database. The kennel information is only stored as simple value in a Horse's record. On the Horses's update page you can choose from the existing list of stables (in the textfield type the first letters and you will receive a list to choose from - be patient this may take a while depending on bandwidth and database size) or type in a new kennel name.

How to add sire or mare for a horse?
Adding the sire or mare to a Horse pedigree is best done by using the pedigree's "Add Dog"-links on the detail page. If you know, that your dog's father or mother is already available in the database you could also use the input fields on the update-page. There you would have to enter the first three letters of the sire's or dam's registered name and you will receive all sires/dams in the database starting with these letters. Please be aware that retrieving this list may last long depending on bandwidth and database size. We therefore encourage you to use the "Add Horse"-links on the pedigree of your particular Horse.

How to manage persons, owners, breeders?
The management of persons in Paint Horse Picture Pedigree Database allows to add persons, browse persons, view and change details of a person. Please be aware that the deletion of persons is only allowed to Paint Horse Picture Pedigree Database Administrators! A person in Paint Horse Picture Pedigree Database can (but does not need to) have the role of "breeder" or/and the role of "owner". In principle persons are added to Paint Horse Picture Pedigree Database by clicking on the "Add Person" entry in the menu which you can find on top of each page, see Screenshot A:

Screenshot A

As we found it a common use case that adding persons (that are not yet in the database) should be possible during the "Horse creation"-workflow (when adding breeder or owner to a Horse), we are providing the possibility of adding a new person also there.

Screenshot B

On the update-Horse screen after clicking either on the "Add breeder" or on the "Add owner" button (see Screenshot B) you can create a new person if no person with your specified last name (and possibly first name) could be found in the database. In this case (when choosing the checkbox marked on Screenshot C1) you are adding a new person to Paint Horse Picture Pedigree Database.

Screenshot C1

When you are choosing a person from the list of available persons (see Screenshot C2) you are using a person already existing in Paint Horse Picture Pedigree Database. In both cases you are adding the role "breeder" and "owner" respectively.

Screenshot C2

Please note: It is possible to enter more than one breeder or owner for a Horse. Moreover clicking on the symbol next to a name, does only remove this person as breeder or owner of a Horse but does not delete the person from the database!