Equestrian Coaches on Square pay $29/month — $348/year. Over three years, that's $1,168. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 9.6 months. The median equestrian coach earns $40,000/year, so Square's annual cost is roughly 0.9% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $1,168 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Equestrian Coaches face unique challenges: Show schedules drop late and you're juggling ring times for multiple riders competing in overlapping classes. Each horse-and-rider pair needs an individualized plan and tracking everyone's progress toward show goals is a constant load. Entries, stabling, and class fees for a single show weekend are a paperwork avalanche with hard deadlines. A green horse has a setback weeks before a target show and you have to rebuild the rider's confidence and the competition plan at once. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median equestrian coach earns $40,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your A truck and gooseneck trailer for hauling horses to shows is yours. You bought it once. Nexa works the same way — $279 once for invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, and full accounting. All connected. All offline-capable. You own it like you own your tools.
Square is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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| Feature | Square | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $29/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $1,168 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most equestrian coaches are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Square Dashboard → Customers → Export. Also export transactions and item library.
15-minute setup. Import your customer list and service/product catalog.
Run both for 1-2 weeks. Test invoicing and booking through Nexa.
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You walk the course in your head before the riders even arrive, then set jumps in the arena to the distances you want them schooling today. The first pair is a junior heading to a rated show, so you're drilling the related distance in a line, watching her count strides, calling whether she rode for the long one or the short one. You set up the video tripod because she learns better seeing her own position than hearing you describe it. Between rides you're on your phone confirming a stabling reservation and squinting at a show prize list to figure out which divisions your riders should enter and whether the ring times conflict. A more advanced pair comes in on a green horse that's been getting strong; you back off the jumps and spend the session on rideability and adjustability instead of height, because the rider's confidence matters more than another oxer today. You coach flatwork, transitions, the kind of dressage-adjacent basics that make the jumping work. Late afternoon is planning: mapping each rider's next four weeks toward their target shows, noting who needs a confidence round at a small schooling show first. You wipe down boots, organize the show entries due Friday, and load tomorrow's lesson plan in your head on the drive home.
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For solo operators and small teams (1-5), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. Square may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. Square is $29/month — that's $1,168 over 3 years. Which is more? And if you'd rather split it, Nexa is also available as 3 payments of $99.
Yes. Nexa is $279 as a one-time payment, or 3 payments of $99 ($297 total). Either way it's a one-time purchase — no subscription, no recurring fees ever.
30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.
Export your data from Square as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $2,208/year on software — and equestrian coach face their own version of that math. UT state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Ogden metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Equestrian Coaches run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
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