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Title
Select and fit gear for individual standardbred horses
Level
4
Credits
Purpose
5
This unit standard is for people involved with standardbred
horses and managing their performance problems.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
select, fit, and remove a driving and overcheck bit; select and fit
harness; select and fit accessories suitable for a standardbred
horse; and identify problems of performance, and select and
apply corrective gear.
Classification
Equine > Harness Racing
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory 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
Stable procedures are the documented practices and polices required within a
particular workplace, and do not contravene the Code of Welfare: Horses and
Donkeys available at http://www.mpi.govt.nz.
3
For this unit standard the practical assessment evidence must be provided in the
context of a commercial business operation under normal working conditions.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe, select, fit, and remove a driving and overcheck bit for a standardbred horse.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Description of types of driving bits identifies their function.
Range
1.2
includes but is not limited to – snaffle, straight rubber, brad,
outrigger.
Description of types of overcheck bits identifies their function.
Range
standard overcheck, hutton, McKerron, crit davis, chin rest.
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Bridle with driving and overcheck bit is selected, fitted, and fit is comfortable;
fitting and removal is carried out without discomfort to the horse.
Outcome 2
Select and fit harness suitable for a standardbred horse.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Harness selected matches horse’s individual training requirements.
Range
standard, quick hitch.
2.2
Harness fits contours of horse's back, and is adjusted to horse's needs.
2.3
Problems of poorly fitting harness are identified and rectified in accordance with
stable procedures.
2.4
A breastplate is selected and fitted in accordance with stable procedures.
Range
2.5
A crupper is selected and fitted in accordance with stable procedures.
Range
2.6
standard, two minute.
may include but is not limited to – standard, rubber dock, tail tie.
Girth selected matches the activity to be undertaken in accordance with stable
procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – web, leather, nylon, elastic,
plastic.
Outcome 3
Select and fit accessories suitable for a standardbred horse.
Range
may include but is not limited to – hopples, boots for fore and hind legs, neck
strap, full blind, half blind, pull up blind, shadow roll, no see back, saddle pads.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Accessories are selected according to the horse’s individual requirements.
3.2
Accessories are fitted correctly and comfortably in accordance with stable
procedures.
Outcome 4
Identify problems of performance, and select and apply corrective gear.
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Evidence requirements
4.1
Problems of performance are recognised by observation of action of the horse.
may include but is not limited to – lugging in, lugging out, head to
one side, body not straight, pulls hard, tongue over bit, brushing,
over-reaching, lacking concentration, not trailing up.
Range
4.2
Gear is selected and applied to help correct problems of performance.
may include but is not limited to – boring pole, tongue tie, murphy
blind, gaiting strap, kicking strap, ear plugs, removable hood, pull
up blinds, go-straights, hind shin boot, ankle boot, bell boot,
bandages, shadow roll, nose flap.
Range
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 1596 have been
replaced by unit standard 29232.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
27 October 1994
31 December 2020
Review
2
23 October 1996
31 December 2020
Review
3
24 June 1998
31 December 2020
Review
4
25 September 2003
31 December 2020
Review
5
23 April 2008
31 December 2020
Review
6
15 October 2015
31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0018
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
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