Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Equine Coaching (Level 4) with strands
in Dressage, Eventing, and Jumping
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
4
Credits
110
NZSCED
050105
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies > Agriculture >
Animal Husbandry
Qualification developer
Primary ITO
Next review
December 2019
Approval date
October 2014
Strategic purpose statement
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the equine industry
with individuals who have the skills and knowledge to coach
horses and rider combinations for competition in a performance
discipline.
This qualification is targeted at people who have extensive
experience in the equestrian industry as riders and in
horsemanship, and who wish to further develop coaching skills
for a specific discipline.
The qualification is stranded to reflect the specialist skills
required to coach in either dressage, eventing, or jumping
disciplines.
Graduates will benefit by having a qualification that provides
recognition of their specialist coaching skills.
The industry will benefit from this qualification by having qualified
people who are able to contribute effectively and professionally
as coaches in the sporthorse industry.
Graduates will be capable of working under broad guidance.
Graduate profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
Outcome Statement
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plan, implement, and evaluate a series of coaching lessons
for developing riders on horses
develop horse and rider combinations for competition, and
debrief the rider on performance and potential improvements
after competition
manage problems of performance in horses.
Graduates of the Dressage Strand will also be able to:
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demonstrate the movements for dressage test Level 2.
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Graduates of the Eventing Strand will also be able to:
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demonstrate riding and jumping skills, and safe riding
techniques at Training - Pre-novice horse trial level.
Graduates of the Jumping Strand will also be able to:
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demonstrate jumping skills and safe riding techniques on an
experienced horse.
Education pathway
This qualification builds on from the New Zealand Certificate in
Equine Coaching (Level 3) [Ref: 2372].
Employment pathway
Graduates of this qualification may be employed as development
coaches in a specific equestrian discipline.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
This qualification may be awarded by the Primary ITO as the
qualification developer and the industry training organisation
arranging training leading to the qualification under section 5
of the Industry Training Act 1992.
This qualification may also be awarded by an education
organisation accredited under section 250 of the Education
Act 1989 to deliver an approved programme leading to this
qualification.
The formal document certifying the award of this qualification
will display the NZQF logo and may also include the name
and/or logo of the awarding education organisation.
Evidence requirements for managing
consistency
All education organisations offering programmes leading to
the qualification must engage with arrangements for
managing consistency, including covering actual and
reasonable related costs.
Each education organisation is responsible for deciding what
specific evidence it will provide to demonstrate how well its
graduates meet the graduate profile outcomes of the
qualification.
Evidence of the following must be provided:
• Student feedback on course delivery and qualification
achievement, their perception of the value of the training,
and suggestions for improvements
• Feedback from employers on the level of skills, knowledge
and behaviour demonstrated by graduates of the
qualification
• Evidence of effective internal quality assurance systems
• Portfolios of work and/or assessment samples
demonstrating the range of student performance within a
programme
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TEOs can also provide any other relevant evidence that
supports the consistency review.
Credit transfer and recognition of
prior learning arrangements
Education organisations must have policies and procedures
in place for managing credit transfer, and assessing
recognition of prior learning and recognition of current
competency. These policies and procedures, and
information about associated fees, must be available to the
candidate prior to enrolment.
To facilitate credit transfer, education organisations must
clearly demonstrate the equivalency or comparability
between each of the outcomes in the graduate profile, and
the assessment components of their programmes.
Minimum standard of achievement
and standards for grade
endorsements
The minimum standard of achievement required for award of
the qualification will be the achievement of all graduate
outcomes in the graduate profile through successful
completion of an NZQA approved programme.
Entry requirements (including
prerequisites to meet regulatory body
or legislative requirements)
Prior to enrolment in a programme leading to this
qualification, it is strongly recommended that:
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learners complete the New Zealand Certificate in Equine
Coaching (Level 3) [Ref: 2372]
a check is carried out to ensure the learner is a fit and
proper person to work in the equestrian coaching
industry.
Qualification conditions
Overarching conditions relating to the qualification
Conditions for programme
structure
Learners must complete the core outcomes and at least one of the
strands.
Conditions for programme
context
None.
Other conditions
All outcomes in this qualification require aspects of workplace health
and safety which should be considered as part of the assessment
process.
The behaviours that contribute to compliance with workplace
procedures, and general observation, reporting and/or recording are
inherent in the performance of the qualification’s outcomes and must
be considered as part of the assessment process.
Specific conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
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Conditions
Mandatory
or Optional
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Plan, implement, and
evaluate a series of
coaching lessons for
developing riders on horses
Credits 45
Programmes must include the following topics:
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2
Develop horse and rider
combinations for
competition, and debrief the
rider on performance and
potential improvements after
competition
Credits 25
3
Manage problems of
performance in horses
Credits 15
4
Analysis of rider skills
Rider – learning styles, characteristics,
medical conditions, motivation
Criteria for selection of horses for teaching
purposes
Training Scale and applications for
coaching
Programmes must include the following topics:
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Mandatory
Conformation, movement, and soundness
Health, fitness, and conditioning
Effects of types of feed on horses
Causes of behavioural problems
Dressage Strand
Programmes must include the following topics:
Demonstrate the
movements for dressage
test Level 2
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Mandatory
Sport psychology for equine sports
performance
Feeding for specific events
Peaking for competition
Skeletal and muscular development
Rider and horse fitness and conditioning
Programmes must include the following topics:
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Mandatory
Mandatory
Equestrian Sports New Zealand (ESNZ)
requirements
Dressage faults and solutions
Credits 25
5
Eventing Strand
Programmes must include the following topic:
Demonstrate riding and
jumping skills, and safe
riding techniques at Training
- Pre-novice horse trial level
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Mandatory
Faults and solutions
Credits 25
6
Jumping Strand
Programmes must include the following:
Demonstrate jumping skills
and safe riding techniques
on an experienced horse
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Mandatory
On a jumping course of obstacles 90cm 1.05 m in height
Jumping faults and solutions
Credits 25
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Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification replaced the National Certificate in Equine (Coaching)
(Level 4) with strands in Dressage, Showjumping, and Eventing [Ref:
1604].
Trainees currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced qualification may either complete the
requirements as specified below, or transfer their results to this replacement qualification.
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualification is 31 December 2016. The
last date for award of the replaced qualification is 31 December 2019 at which time it will be designated
as discontinued.
It is the intention of Primary ITO that no existing trainee should be disadvantaged by these transition
arrangements. Any person who considers they have been disadvantaged may appeal to the Primary ITO.
Republication information
Version 1 of this qualification was republished In February 2015 to update the Evidence requirements for
managing consistency
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