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Carry out basic dressing of horse's feet
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to restrain the horse, and
dress the feet under supervision.
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.
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
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, and its subsequent amendments.
2
All work practices must comply with industry standards, and not contravene the Code
of Recommendations and Minimum Standards for the Welfare of Horses, Code of
Animal Welfare No. 7, available from http://www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/animalwelfare/codes.
3
Industry standards are defined as work having been performed within Occupational
Safety and Health (OSH) regulations, and performed in a timely manner, which has
an economic outcome for the farrier. Such work must not require any immediate
adjustment.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Restrain the horse.
Performance criteria
1.1
Horse is caught in a manner that does not endanger the person or the horse.
Range
gain initial attention, approach, initial restraint.
1.2
Halter is fitted in a manner which maintains control at all times, and with the
horse calm throughout the procedure.
1.3
Horse is tied in a safe place, or held, with sufficient length of rope for the horse
to remain in a comfortable position while standing.
Range
quick release knot, bowline, double half hitch, holding.
Element 2
Dress the feet under supervision.
Performance criteria
2.1
History of the horse is obtained from the owner to enable decisions to be made
regarding effective hoof preparation.
Range
present performance, present environment, past injury.
2.2
Hoof wall is dressed to remove excess growth in accordance with the balance
of the hoof capsule, and for the horse to remain unshod.
2.3
The leg is brought forward in a manner which is comfortable for the horse, and
any flare or excessive horn is dressed from the hoof capsule in accordance with
industry standards.
2.4
Behaviour problems which prevent effective foot preparation are corrected
firmly but without causing stress to the horse.
Range
restlessness, leaning, biting, kicking, striking.
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.
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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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