November 9, 2026

Three weeks in: events on more than one date, a Text button, and ZIP codes

From William Roush

We skipped last week's update, so this one covers two weeks. Here's what's new.

Events on more than one date

Some events don't run straight through. A holiday festival might be open Friday through Sunday evenings for six weeks, or a show series might hold its classes on three separate Saturdays. An event can now list every date it runs, each with its own hours, so the calendar is right instead of showing one long block.

The Christmas at The Hideaway event page, with its schedule, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, Nov 13 to Dec 20, 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM CST, highlighted and every date listed beside it — Every date and its hours, right on the event.

The event page lists every date. The calendar view and filters like This weekend only show the event on the days it's actually on. Add to calendar and calendar subscriptions put each date in your calendar as its own entry. If you're going and one of the dates moves, we'll email you.

The November 2026 events calendar, with Christmas at The Hideaway only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays — On the calendar, it only shows on the nights it's open.

If you're adding an event, choose Add another date for a handful of dates. For a weekly pattern, choose Repeat on certain days of the week, pick the days and the date range, and we'll fill them in. Then remove any nights you're closed.

Text instead of call

Plenty of barns and trainers would rather get a text. A listing can now mark its phone number as taking texts, which adds a Text button next to Call. It opens a message that starts "Hi, I found you on The Mane Chatt."

A trainer's listing on a phone with Call and Text buttons side by side, the Text button highlighted

If your number takes texts, edit your listing and check This number takes texts. Text taps count toward your contact clicks in Your listings, alongside calls.

ZIP codes

Show distances from me now takes a ZIP code as well as a town, and so do the search boxes across the directory.

The Show distances from me picker on the stables page with the ZIP code 37421 typed in and 37421, TN suggested — Type a ZIP code instead of a town.

Horse property agents

Looking for a farm, or some acreage for one? Horse property agents is a new category for real estate agents who focus on horse farms, pasture land and equestrian properties, from buying and selling to rentals and land auctions. We've started with 14 across the region.

Smaller things

Share a map view. The map keeps its filters, position and selected pin in the address bar, so you can send someone exactly what you're looking at. Going back from a listing returns you to the same spot.
Search is more forgiving. It ignores spaces and punctuation, so "Morning view farms" finds Morningview Farms. When nothing matches exactly, you'll see close matches instead of an empty page.
Contact is in the menu at the top of every page.

A search for Morning view farms finding Morningview Farms in Flintstone, GA

The directory keeps growing too: 119 stables, 78 trainers, 86 overnight stays and more than 270 upcoming events. If you know a barn, trainer, shop or show we're missing, add it or let us know.

Samantha and William