Lady Lumley’s School in association with Friars Hill Stables
Assessment/Examination Task Sheet for Academic Year 2015 - 2016
Programme and Year: BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Horse Management
Module/Unit: Unit 6 Undertake Stable Yard Management
Assessment title: Routines
Assessment set by: Alison Brown
Assessment Assessor: Ms K Cornforth
Launch date:
12th Janauary 2016
Submission date:
6th May 2016
To be handed in to: Ms K Cornforth
Outcomes/Assessment Criteria Assessed: P1 P2 P10 P12 M1
1.
Objectives of Assessment Activity:
Learning outcomes:
1 Be able to plan, carry out, monitor and maintain daily routines
Plan: Daily and weekly routines; regular jobs; team working; effective use of time
Monitor: Check routine stable management undertaken record tasks
Stable duties: bedding and mucking out; sweeping and raking; yard maintenance; rules of feeding; common
feedstuffs and forages, feed charts); tack cleaning; care of saddles and bridles
4 Be able to work safely around horses
Safety and first aid: personal protective equipment (PPE), clothing for safe work, potential hazards; accident
prevention; manual handling and lifting techniques; health and safety in the stable environment;
2. Scenario and Student Task(s):
When working and keeping horses you work for long hours administering basic care. The jobs can be hard
and very physical but are essential to ensure the horses in your care stay healthy.
During the course of the school year you will undertake yard work on a regular basis. Every few weeks you
will be required to complete a schedule of routines. This will require you to spend several days on the yard
during the course of the year so that you can experience how a fully functioning yard operates on a daily /
weekly basis
Over the year you will look after a variety of horses. For your routine weeks you will be given horses and the
basic welfare of these horses will be your responsibility while you are on routines. You will be expected to
provide: (P10)
 A clean hygienic stable with fresh bedding when required
 Feed and water
 A daily groom
 Information to the yard staff on any health issues the horses may be suffering from
 Care for the horses saddle and bridle
You must keep a log of your routine activities. (P1, P2) Plan and carry out daily and weekly stable
routines(P1) Monitor daily and weekly stable routines (P2)
You will be graded for your routine duties and these will be received and discussed within your tutorials
You will be observed on your ability to demonstrate that you understand and can undertake a safe working
ethic whilst working around horses. Your tutor will write a witness statement and complete some observation
records to evidence this. (P12, M1)
When on the yard remember you are part of a team!
3. Useful References:
Auty I – The BHS Complete Manual of Stable Management (Kenilworth Press 2006)
Houghton B – Horse Business Management: Managing a successful Yard, 3rd addition (Blackwell Science
2001)
Houghton B, Pilliner S and Davies Z – Horse and Stable Management, 4th Edition (Blackwell Publishing,
2003)
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British Horse Society www.bhs.org.uk/
Horse and hound
www.horseandhound.co.uk/
Grading Criteria:
Pass:
Plan and carry out daily and weekly stable routines
Monitor daily and weekly stable routines
Carry out working practices in line with current health and safety legislation
Monitor health and safety in an equine environment
Plan and perform stable duties safely and independently to meet given objectives within agreed
Merit:
timescales
Internally verified by:
Name:
Date:
P1
P2
P10
P12
M1
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