NZQA registered unit standard
29170 version 1
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Title
Prepare harness horses for exercise and provide after care
Level
2
Credits
10
Purpose
This unit standard is intended for people who are required to
prepare harness horses for exercise 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
Fit gear to a standardbred horse in preparation for exercise.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Identifies the types, purpose, and correct fit of harness.
1.2
Prepares the horse for gearing up which may include removing cover and
grooming.
1.3
Fits and secures gear which includes conventional harness, and quick hitch
harness
1.4
Fits accessories.
1.5
Fits the bridle with bit with reins secured prior to attaching sulky.
1.6
Attaches the sulky.
1.7
Identifies and reports any ill-fitting and unsafe equipment.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
29170 version 1
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Outcome 2
Carry out post-exercise activities with the horse restrained.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Removes gear in a methodical manner.
2.2
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.
2.3
Releases the horse into a designated area.
2.4
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions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
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016