NZQA registered unit standard
26501 version 1
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of the Training Scale, and its applications
for training horses and coaching riders
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the
elements of the Training Scale in relation to the three gaits; and
the relationships between elements of the Training Scale, and
their applications to training horses and coaching horse and
rider combinations.
Classification
Equine > Equitation
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
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References
http://www.artofriding.com/articles/trainingscale.html
http://www.classicaldressage.co.uk/Training_Scales/training_scales.html
http://www.rideability.info/THETRAININGSCALE.html.
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In the context of this unit standard, the Training Scale is also known as The Training
Pyramid, the German Training Scale, or the German Training System.
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The elements of the Training Scale are – rhythm, suppleness and relaxation, contact,
impulsion, straightness, collection.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the elements of the Training Scale in relation to the three gaits.
Range
gaits – walk, trot, canter.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Rhythm is described in terms of the features of the three gaits.
1.2
Suppleness and relaxation are described in terms of the features of the three
gaits.
Range
longitudinal, lateral.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB 101558
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NZQA registered unit standard
26501 version 1
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1.3
Contact is described in terms of the relationship between the horse and rider,
and the features of the horse with good contact with the rider.
1.4
Impulsion is described in terms of the features of the three gaits.
1.5
Straightness is described in terms of the features of the three gaits and
straightness following training.
1.6
Collection is described in terms of the features of the horse at the three gaits,
and the way it is achieved.
Outcome 2
Describe the relationships between elements of the Training Scale, and their applications
to training horses and coaching horse and rider combinations.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The Training Scale is described in terms of the inter-relationship between each
of the elements.
2.2
The Training Scale is described in terms of its applications when training
horses.
2.3
The Training Scale is described in terms of its applications when resolving
problems with horse and rider combinations.
problems include but are not limited to – loss of rhythm, lack of
suppleness, faults with contact, lack of impulsion, crookedness,
lack of collection.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
17 September 2010
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0018
This AMAP 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, 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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
26501 version 1
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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.
Consent 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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016