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Identify equine problems of conformation and action, and make and fit
appropriate shoes
Level
5
Credits
40
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: make tools in the forge for
specialist shoe making and fitting; identify normal conformation and action,
faults conformation and action, and select shoes in consultation with the
veterinarian to correct problems; and make and fit a shoe to help correct
specified problems of conformation and action, and cost work carried out.
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
Recommended: Unit 14592, Prepare the horse, and
dress the feet; Unit 14875, Make horse shoes in the
forge by hand; Unit 1606, Shoe a horse; and Unit 1653,
Recognise lameness in horses, consult, and take action;
or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
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.
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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.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Make tools in the forge for specialist shoe making and fitting.
Range
hollow mouth tongs, split jaw tongs, hoof testers, carrier tongs.
Performance criteria
1.1
Steel selected is in accordance with the end function of the tool.
1.2
Tool forged meets requirements of the user and designated task.
Element 2
Identify normal conformation and action, faults of conformation and action, and select
shoes in consultation with the veterinarian to correct problems.
Performance criteria
2.1
Normal conformation and faults of conformation are identified by observation of
the horse standing square on level ground.
Range
2.2
Normal action and action faults are identified by observation of the horse’s
movement in a straight line.
Range
2.3
faults of conformation include but are not limited to – base narrow,
base wide (front and rear), bow legs, knock knees, toe in, toe out,
calf knee, buck knee, sickle hock, knee/hock deviations, flat feet,
upright feet, wry feet, low heels, contracted feet.
action faults include but are not limited to – forging, winging in
(dishing in), winging out (dishing out), interfering, plaiting,
stumbling, brushing, speedy cut, over reach, scalping, shin hitting,
knee hitting, cross fire, elbow hitting, down on heels.
Shoes selected, in consultation with the veterinarian, are designed to correct
the specified problems of conformation and action.
Range
navicular shoe, curb shoe, spavin shoe, side bone shoe, bar shoe,
egg bar, raised heel/rolled toe, double clipped hinds, seated out,
deep seated/open toed, pattern bar, rocker bar, half round/half
swaged, three quarter bar, mushroom, heart bar, inside out,
weighted, diamond toe, set heeled, calk and wedge.
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Element 3
Make and fit a shoe to help correct specified problems of conformation and action, and
cost work carried out.
Performance criteria
3.1
Shoes made and shaped for the individual horse are in accordance with the
recognised problem.
3.2
Nail holes and clips are formed according to pre-determined function of shoe.
3.3
Preparation of hoof complements shoe and assists in correcting the identified
problem.
3.4
Shoe is nailed to hoof and finished evenly in accordance with industry
standards.
Range
3.5
using the white line as a guide, with a nail that fits nail hole, flat
side of nail facing centre of hoof.
Costings are calculated for work carried out in terms of labour, materials used,
overheads, and GST.
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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