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Demonstrate knowledge of standardbreds and their breeding, and
evaluate a standardbred’s potential
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the development,
spread, and influential strains of the standardbred; demonstrate knowledge of
the standardbred breeding calendar; demonstrate knowledge of
standardbred pedigrees, and evaluate horse’s potential; and demonstrate
knowledge of the administration of the standardbred breeding industry.
Subfield
Equine
Domain
Equine Husbandry
Status
Registered
Status date
26 November 2007
Date version published
26 November 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2011
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
The New Zealand Trotting Stud Book is issued by, and available from, Harness Racing
New Zealand Inc., PO Box 459, Christchurch, Telephone: 03 964 1200.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe the development, spread, and influential strains of the standardbred.
Performance criteria
1.1
The development of the standardbred as a breed is described in terms of the
significance of the Thoroughbred, Messenger, Hambletonian 10, and other
breeds.
Range
other breeds include but are not limited to – Cleveland Bays,
Clays, Norfolk Trotters, Morgans.
1.2
The significance of the standard time is described in relation to the
standardbred and as referred to in the New Zealand Rules of Harness Racing.
1.3
The geographical spread of the standardbred is described in relation to its
beginning in the United States in the nineteenth century, to present day.
1.4
Influential strains of the standardbred are described in terms of their contribution
to the development of the breed.
Range
must include at least four influential strains from the nineteenth
and twentieth centuries.
Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the standardbred breeding calendar.
Performance criteria
2.1
The breeding calendar is described in relation to stud activities and the times of
the year they occur.
Range
mating, foaling, weaning.
2.2
The breeding calendar is described in terms of its relevance to the standardbred
industry, relationships between hemispheres, and the significance of climate.
2.3
The breeding calendar is described in terms of the timing of yearling and other
age-category sales and marketing in the standardbred industry.
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Element 3
Demonstrate knowledge of standardbred pedigrees, and evaluate a horse’s potential.
Performance criteria
3.1
Standardbred pedigrees are described in terms of the details of horses and their
close relatives, and the significance of black type.
Range
3.2
age, brands, sire details, dam details, performance of close
relatives, mile rates;
evidence is required for at least four pedigrees.
Evaluation of horses’ pedigrees, conformation, gait, and family performance
determines their potential as possible racing or breeding prospects.
Range
evidence is required for at least four horses.
Element 4
Demonstrate knowledge of the administration of the standardbred breeding industry.
Performance criteria
4.1
The breeders’ responsibilities and registration requirements to Harness Racing
New Zealand are described.
Range
4.2
broodmare owners, stallion owners.
Administration of the standardbred breeding industry is described in terms of the
role of Harness Racing New Zealand.
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.
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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 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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