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Deal with an emergency situation, assist veterinarian, and provide
ongoing care for a horse
Level
4
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the handling
horses in an equine emergency; take action in the event of an emergency,
and provide assistance while veterinary treatment is being carried out; and
care for a convalescing horse as instructed by the veterinarian, and
demonstrate knowledge of the prescribed veterinary treatment.
Subfield
Equine
Domain
Equine Health
Status
Registered
Status date
23 April 2008
Date version published
23 April 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0018
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, and its subsequent amendments.
2
Stable procedures are the documented practices and polices required within a
particular workplace, and do not contravene the Code of Recommendations and
Minimum Standards for the Welfare of Horses (Wellington: Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry, 1993) or available at http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/animalwelfare/codes/horses/index.htm.
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For this unit standard the practical assessment evidence must be provided in the
context of a commercial business operation under normal working conditions.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of handling horses in an equine emergency.
Range
equine injury, equine illness.
Performance criteria
1.1
Description identifies individual items in a First Aid kit, and explains their uses
and method of application.
Range
1.2
Description identifies the best course of action to take in an emergency situation
in accordance with stable procedures and in the best interests of the horse.
Range
1.3
may include but is not limited to – bandages, gauze, scissors,
antiseptics, antiseptic cream, antibiotic cream, wound dressing,
hot and cold packs, skin treatments, thermometer, Epsom salts,
paraffin oil, liniment, nose twitch, halter.
may include but is not limited to – open wound, closed wound,
fracture, horse caught in wire, cast horse, colic.
Description explains why veterinary assistance should be called in an
emergency situation in terms of legal and ethical requirements.
Range
includes but is not limited to – training, expertise, experience,
administration of restricted drugs, legal obligations, ongoing
advice.
Element 2
Take action In the event of an emergency, and provide assistance while veterinary
treatment is being carried out.
Performance criteria
2.1
Action is taken in an emergency situation in accordance with stable procedures
and in the best interests of the horse.
2.2
Horse is held for the veterinarian and restraints are applied in a manner that is
safe for the veterinarian, the handler and the horse.
Range
2.3
may include but is not limited to – halter and rope, skin twitch,
nose twitch, leg held up.
Horse is run up to allow an assessment of action to be conducted.
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Element 3
Care for a convalescing horse as instructed by the veterinarian, and demonstrate
knowledge of the prescribed veterinary treatment.
Performance criteria
3.1
Prescribed veterinarian treatment and its rationale are explained.
3.2
Treatments are administered according to veterinary instruction as part of the
on-going convalescence.
Range
may include but is not limited to – powders, paste, injections,
dressings, inflammatory controls, bandaging.
3.3
Horse is given therapeutic exercise as instructed by the veterinarian.
3.4
Horse is provided with feed that aids health and digestion in the process of
recovery.
3.5
Description of proud flesh identifies the reasons for it forming during healing,
and methods for prevention are implemented in accordance with stable
procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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.
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