Starting position
What you had — and owed — the day you started using Saddle Office
Your starting position
IncompleteNothing recorded yet. You can add this whenever you know it.
You can keep using Saddle Office without any of this. Nothing here changes your profit — it only records where you started.
Money in the bank
What was in the operating account the day you started?
Recorded as a starting balance only — it is not income and not a deposit.
Not entered
Not entered. Left as unknown — not as zero.
Money you owed
What did you still owe on equipment loans the day you started?
Only the balance you owed. Saddle Office will not invent an original loan amount, past payments or interest.
Not entered
Not entered. Left as unknown — not as zero.
Equipment you already owned
What are these machines worth on your books, and what have you already depreciated?
Recorded as what you owned, not as a purchase. No acquisition, trade or payment history is created.
Not entered
Not entered. Left as unknown — not as zero.
Purchased feed on hand
What purchased feed was already in the barn?
Feed is tracked by product, quantity and cost per unit. Record what you have on the Feed screen so the amount and the dollars stay tied together.
Hay already in the barn
How many bales were already put up?
Hay is tracked by bale count and location. Record the bales on the Hay screen; Saddle Office will not attach a made-up production cost to them.
Cattle you already owned
What did the cattle you already had cost you?
Head counts come only from your cattle groups, and starting cost has to attach to those same groups. Record the groups on the Cattle screen — starting cattle cost will follow in a later step rather than creating a second head count here.