NZQA registered unit standard
29169 version 1
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Title
Prepare thoroughbred racehorses for exercise and provide after care
Level
2
Credits
10
Purpose
This unit standard is intended for people who are required to
prepare thoroughbred racehorses by fitting gear for exercise
and completing post exercise activities while working under
close supervision in an equine industry context.
Classification
Equine>Equine Care
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Demonstration of competency must be consistent with:

Workplace procedures for fitting gear and leg protection, and safe work
practices

Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992

Code of Welfare: Horses and Donkeys available at http://www.mpi.govt.nz.
2
Candidates must demonstrate competency in a commercial horse enterprise.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Checks gear for safety, and fits gear on a horse in preparation for training.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Identifies the types, purpose, and correct fit of saddlery.
1.2
Prepares the horse for gearing up which may include removing cover and
grooming.
1.3
Checks and fits accessories.
1.4
Checks and fits the saddle and saddle cloth.
1.5
Checks and fits the bridle with bit.
1.6
Reports any ill-fitting and unsafe saddlery.
Outcome 2
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Fit protection to the lower foreleg and hind leg of the horse to achieve its correct purpose.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Fits foreleg and hind leg protection.
Outcome 3
Carry out post-exercise activities with the horse restrained as appropriate.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Removes gear in a methodical manner.
3.2
Provides for horse’s wellbeing requirements following exercise, and checks and
reports health and any injury according to workplace procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to - cool down, cover, water.
3.3
Releases the horse into a designated area.
3.4
Disassembles, cleans and reassembles gear used for exercise.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
15 October 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0018
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
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to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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