NZQA registered unit standard
1601 version 6
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Title
Demonstrate understanding of educating, and breaking and gaiting a
standardbred horse to harness
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
10
This unit standard is for people who require an understanding
of the procedures for educating, breaking and gaiting a
standardbred horse to harness.
People will have full responsibility for their work routines.
Classification
Equine > Harness Racing
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Demonstration of competency must be consistent with:

Workplace and/or stable procedures

Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992

Code of Welfare: Horses and Donkeys available at http://www.mpi.govt.nz.
2
Candidates must demonstrate competency in the context of a commercial business
operation under normal working conditions.
3
In the context of this unit standard, understanding means that there should be
evidence of a learners’ thorough comprehension of a topic. A learner with a good
understanding of a topic should have applied, or should be able to apply what they
have learnt to a workplace situation and will be able to alter their practices to the
different contexts they are applying their learning to. Assessors should be confident
that the learners’ understanding is embedded in their practices and behaviour.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate understanding of educating, and breaking and gaiting a standardbred horse
to harness.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Describes the process and requirements for educating, and monitoring fitness
and wellbeing of standardbred horses.
1.2
Describes the activities a standardbred horse is likely to encounter in day-to-day
stable life.
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Range:
may include but is not limited to - commands, training routine,
grooming, gearing up.
1.3
Describes the procedures for educating a standardbred horse to accept
mouthing gear, short and long reins, and the psychological requirements of a
horse when training.
Range:
may include but is not limited to - positive reinforcement, taking
into account horse’s attention span.
1.4
Describes the requirements for introducing and educating a standardbred horse
to the sulky and to being driven.
1.5
Describes the procedures for educating a standardbred horse to gait, and
application of associated equipment.
1.6
Describes the procedures for training a standardbred horse to a stage suitable
for placing in a harness racing stable.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
27 October 1994
N/A
Review
2
23 October 1996
N/A
Review
3
24 June 1998
N/A
Review
4
25 September 2003
N/A
Review
5
23 April 2008
N/A
Review
6
15 October 2015
N/A
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
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NZQA registered unit standard
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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.
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016