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Ride thoroughbred racehorses to obtain jumping tickets
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
This unit standard is for people employed in racing stables who ride
thoroughbred racehorses to obtain jumping tickets.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: ride horses to obtain
jumping tickets; and receive instructions from trainers and provide feedback
to trainers and Stipendiary Stewards or other authorised persons.
Subfield
Equine
Domain
Thoroughbred Racing
Status
Registered
Status date
20 November 2006
Date version published
20 November 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Recommended: Unit 22355, School thoroughbred
racehorses to jump, and Unit 22357, Exercise
thoroughbred racehorses in fastwork on public training
tracks; 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
This unit standard must be obtained whilst riding for a Licenced Race Club and in
accordance with the Rules of Racing.
2
Competency for this unit standard can only be achieved when Stipendiary Stewards,
or persons authorised by Stipendiary Stewards to issue jumping tickets, are satisfied
that the rider is proficient and able to ride horses competently to obtain jumping
tickets and in accordance with the Rules of Racing.
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, and its subsequent amendments.
4
Race club procedures are the documented practices and policies required within a
particular race club, and do not contravene the Code of Recommendations and
Minimum Standards for the Welfare of Horses (Wellington: Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry, 1993).
5
A copy of the relevant Racetrack Bylaws is required for this unit standard. These can
be obtained from the Secretary of the racing club where horses are working.
6
The safety gear worn by the rider must meet the standards set by New Zealand
Thoroughbred Racing, obtainable from New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing, PO Box
38386, WELLINGTON MAIL CENTRE, Telephone 04 576 6240.
7
Riders will carry out all activities in accordance with the Rules of Racing, which are
obtainable from New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing, PO Box 38386, WELLINGTON
MAIL CENTRE, Telephone 04 576 6240 or from
http://www.nzracing.co.nz/About/Publications.aspx.
8
The rider must be assessed competent on at least four occasions.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Ride a horse to obtain jumping tickets.
Performance criteria
1.1
The horse is warmed up in accordance with trainer’s instructions.
1.2
The horse is jumped competently over at least eight fences at a good pace on
two occasions.
Range
steeplechase, hurdle, part one and part two of jumping ticket.
1.3
The horse is jumped in the presence of a person authorised to issue a jumping
ticket.
1.4
The horse is pulled up gradually at the completion of the workout.
Element 2
Receive instructions from trainer and provide feedback to trainer and Stipendiary Steward
or other authorised persons.
Performance criteria
2.1
Trainer and/or owner are greeted in a courteous manner in accordance with
industry standards.
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2.2
Instructions are received from the trainer or their representative and are
clarified.
2.3
Details of the way in which the horse completed the jumping exercise are
related to the Stipendiary Stewards or authorised persons, and trainers or their
representatives in a clear and concise manner.
Range
mental attitude, ability to carry out work required, regularity of
paces, willingness to perform, willingness to cooperate, jumping
efforts.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 the Qualifications Authority 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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