NZQA registered unit standard
6580 version 6
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Title
Demonstrate understanding of hazards, routine health care,
emergency responses, and ongoing care of horses
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
4
This unit standard is intended for people who are required to
demonstrate understanding of hazards, health care and
emergency responses in the routine day-to-day care of horses
in an equine industry context.
People will be working under limited supervision with
responsibility for their work routines.
Classification
Equine>Equine Care
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Demonstration of competency must be consistent with:

Workplace and/or stable procedures

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 workplace.
3
In the context of this unit standard, an emergency is a sudden, serious, unexpected
or impending, and sometimes dangerous situation involving a horse or horses that
may cause or have already caused injury or loss of life, and requires immediate
action.
4
In the context of this unit standard, understanding means that there should be
evidence of a learners’ thorough comprehension of a topic. A learner with a good
understanding of a topic should have applied, or should be able to apply what they
have learnt to a workplace situation and will be able to alter their practices to the
different contexts they are applying their learning to. Assessors should be confident
that the learners’ understanding is embedded in their practices and behaviour.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify potential hazards involving horses and implement measures to ensure safety of
horses and people.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
6580 version 6
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Evaluates horse facilities for suitability of purpose for the operator and horses.
1.2
Identifies potential hazards to horses and people in and around the horse
facility.
1.3
Implements safety measures to eliminate any potential hazards.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate understanding of the actions to take in the event of an emergency involving
horses.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Identifies the uses of individual items in a comprehensive First Aid kit for
horses.
2.2
Describe the workplace procedures for immediate course of action resulting
from an emergency situation.
Outcome 3
Provide assistance while veterinary treatment is being carried out.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Holds the horse for the veterinarian and applies restraints.
3.2
Runs the horse out to allow assessment of action.
Outcome 4
Carry out routine health care of horses in training.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Monitors health parameters of temperature, pulse, respiration, dehydration.
4.2
Administers routine health treatments.
Outcome 5
Provide ongoing care for a horse following sickness or injury in accordance with workplace
procedures.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Carries out ongoing care and administers treatments.
Range
topical treatment, foot treatment, poultice, bandaging.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
5.2
6580 version 6
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Observes, records and reports horse’s ongoing health.
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
23 April 1996
N/A
Revision
2
11 June 1998
N/A
Review
3
21 May 1999
N/A
Review
4
22 September 2004
N/A
Review
5
17 October 2008
N/A
Review
6
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