Metadata is the difference between a folder of IMG_4823.mov files and a library you can actually use. The good news: equiReelz only asks for what's useful.
The fields that matter
- Horse — the horse jumping. Used by search, by auto-share rules, and by analytics. Most important field.
- Rider — useful when the same horse is ridden by multiple people, or when you want to compare two riders on the same horse.
- Location — competition or training venue. We auto-fill from GPS if your phone recorded it. Free text, with autocomplete from venues you've used before and a wider equestrian venues database.
- Comments — anything you want to remember. Class, fault count, ground conditions, coach's note.
Performance and round details
Beyond the basics, you can record how the round actually went. These fields are optional and tucked into a collapsed section by default — fill in what's useful, and you can search and filter on them later.
- Session type — competition, training, or other. This drives the Competition quick filter on the search page.
- Obstacle height — the fence height in centimetres (up to 170), for jumping rounds.
- Result — how the round went: clear, faults, eliminated, or withdrawn.
- Indoor / outdoor — the arena type.
- Rating — your own 1–5 star score, so you can filter to "my best rounds" later.
Keep names consistent
"Donatello", "donatello", "Donatello Z" and "Donatello (mare)" are four different horses to the search index. Pick one spelling and stick to it — autocomplete helps you stay consistent across uploads.
Bulk-edit after a competition
Uploaded 12 rounds from yesterday's show? Select them all in the search page, hit Edit, set Location: Lummen once, save once. See Search and filters for how select-mode works.
Auto-rules are downstream of metadata
If horse and rider are accurate, you can set up rules like "every video of Donatello goes to Sarah and Jan" once, and never share a Donatello round manually again. Sloppy metadata defeats the rules. See What are rules.
Smart share and owner suggestions
Once you tag a horse or rider, equiReelz quietly suggests who you usually share that horse's videos with, and which team to file them under — drawn from your own history. One tap applies a suggestion; you're never required to. See Share a video with a contact and Transfer ownership.