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Demonstrate anatomical and physiological knowledge of horse feet
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of
the hoof capsule, and its internal structure.
Subfield
Equine
Domain
Farriery
Status
Registered
Status date
25 September 2003
Date version published
25 October 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 19947 replaced unit
standard 1609.
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 reference text for this unit standard is J Hickman and M Humphrey, Hickman’s
Farriery, Revised 2nd edition (London: J A Allen, 2004) ISBN 085131-451-1.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the hoof capsule.
Performance criteria
1.1
External aspects of the hoof capsule are identified.
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1.2
Internal structure of hoof horn is identified.
1.3
Growth of the hoof capsule is outlined.
1.4
Function of the hoof capsule is described.
Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the internal structure of the hoof capsule.
Performance criteria
2.1
Structures within the hoof capsule are identified.
2.2
The attachment of the hoof capsule to the third phalanx is described.
2.3
Characteristics of the third phalanx are identified.
2.4
The blood supply within the hoof capsule is described.
2.5
The shock absorption features within the hoof capsule are described.
2.6
Nerves supplying the foot and their association with the body's nervous system
are described.
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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