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Prepare for and attend to a greyhound on raceday, and describe
greyhound raceday procedures
Level
4
Credits
7
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: plan for the care of
greyhounds left at home on raceday, and prepare for raceday; describe pre
and post greyhound raceday procedures; attend to the greyhound’s
requirements on arrival at the race meeting in preparation for racing; parade
and load a greyhound into the start box; liaise with the owner pre-race and
post-race; and attend to the greyhound after the race and describe
procedures for swabbing.
Subfield
Greyhound Racing Industry
Domain
Greyhound Racing
Status
Registered
Status date
21 November 2008
Date version published
21 November 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
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
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Definitions
In-house procedures – the documented workplace policies and procedures for
greyhound care and handling, which must meet the requirements of the Code of
Recommendations and Minimum Standards for the Welfare of Dogs, Ministry of
Agriculture (Wellington, 1998), ISBN 0-478-07459, ISSN 1171-090X, available at
http://www.maf.govt.nz.
Race club procedures – the documented procedures for greyhounds on race day that
are required by the race club to be carried out prior to the race commencing.
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Reference
The Greyhound Racing New Zealand Rules of Racing available from the Racing
Registrar, NZ Greyhound Racing Association, PO Box 38899, Wellington Mail Centre
5045, New Zealand. Phone: 04-589-4900, or website http://www.nzgra.org.nz.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Plan for the care of greyhounds left at home on raceday, and prepare for raceday.
Performance criteria
1.1
The plan identifies activities, timing of activities, and people required for caring
for greyhounds remaining at home.
Range
1.2
includes but is not limited to – exercise, feeding.
Raceday bag is prepared to cover protocols and contingencies at races.
Range
1.3
registration papers, electrolytes, strapping.
Vehicles are organised for transport.
Element 2
Describe pre and post greyhound race day procedures.
Performance criteria
2.1
Pre-race procedures are described in accordance with race club procedures.
Range
2.2
Post-race procedures are described in accordance with in-house procedures.
Range
2.3
veterinary inspection, weighing, kennelling, parading, start box.
post-race catching, cooling and hosing, re-hydration, swabbing.
Swabbing is described in terms of the process, and in accordance with the
Greyhound Racing New Zealand Rules of Racing.
Element 3
Attend to the greyhound’s requirements on arrival at the race meeting in preparation for
racing.
Performance criteria
3.1
Examination of the greyhound on arrival at the race meeting identifies any
injury, and action taken where injury is evident according to in-house
procedures.
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3.2
Greyhound is vetted and boxed in accordance with the race club procedures.
3.3
Gear is fitted to ensure comfort for the greyhound and fulfils designated
function.
Element 4
Parade and load a greyhound into the start box.
Performance criteria
4.1
Greyhound is paraded in accordance with race day procedures.
Range
4.2
designated area, designated time.
Greyhound is loaded into the start box in a manner which is safe for the
greyhound, handler, and other greyhounds and handlers.
Element 5
Liaise with the owner pre-race and post-race.
Performance criteria
5.1
Owner is fully informed of the greyhound’s condition and racing situation before
and after the race.
Range
greyhound’s condition – physical, psychological;
likely performance, track condition.
Element 6
Attend to the greyhound after the race, and describe procedures for swabbing.
Performance criteria
6.1
The greyhound is caught after race finish without causing undue stress or injury
to the greyhound or handler and in accordance with the welfare code.
6.2
Examination of the greyhound identifies any post-race injury, and action taken
where injury is evident according to in-house procedures.
6.3
Process used for cooling down the greyhound is in accordance with the
greyhound’s individual requirements and in-house procedures.
6.4
Procedures for swabbing are described in accordance with the Greyhound
Racing New Zealand Rules of Racing.
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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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