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Care for stabled horses
Level
4
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify and record horses
and equipment; describe a horse’s stabling requirements; carry out the daily
stable routine; feed stabled horses; demonstrate knowledge of, and
implement, preventative health requirements; recognise and report stable
vices and behavioural problems; and check and report on stable
consumables.
Subfield
Equine
Domain
Equine Care
Status
Registered
Status date
23 April 2008
Date version published
23 April 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
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
Stable procedures are the documented practices and polices required within a
particular workplace that do not contravene the Code of Recommendations and
Minimum Standards for the Welfare of Horses (Wellington: Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry, 1993) or available at http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/animalwelfare/codes/horses/index.htm.
3
For this unit standard the practical assessment evidence must be provided in the
context of a commercial business operation under normal working conditions.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify and record horses and equipment.
Performance criteria
1.1
Horses in the stable are identified, and their details are recorded in accordance
with stable procedures.
1.2
Equipment held in the stable is recorded in accordance with stable procedures.
Element 2
Describe a horse’s stabling requirements.
Performance criteria
2.1
Requirements of the horse’s stable are described.
Range
includes but is not limited to – environmental conditions, internal
and external fittings, welfare, health and safety, dimensions.
Element 3
Carry out the daily stable routine.
Performance criteria
3.1
Horses are observed for health and well-being, and appropriate action is taken
in accordance with stable procedures.
3.2
Horses that require exercise are prepared, and made ready at the designated
time and place. in accordance with stable procedures.
3.3
The daily schedule to ensure that horses, stables, and surroundings are well
presented is implemented in accordance with stable procedures.
Range
includes but is not limited to – clean, tidy, without hazard to people
and/or animals, equipment stored in designated place.
Element 4
Feed stabled horses.
Performance criteria
4.1
Feeds are prepared and horses are fed in accordance with stable procedures.
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4.2
Problems with feeding and watering are recognised and reported in accordance
with stable procedures.
Element 5
Demonstrate knowledge of, and implement, preventative health requirements.
Performance criteria
5.1
Reasons for implementing preventative health measures are described in terms
of introducing a new horse to the stable.
5.2
The ongoing preventative health programme is implemented in accordance with
stable procedures.
Range
includes but is not limited to – worming, vaccination.
Element 6
Recognise and report stable vices and behavioural problems.
Range
vices include but are not limited to – weaving, door kicking, crib biting,
windsucking, front footing, biting, head rolling, tearing clothing, box walking.
Performance criteria
6.1
Stable vices and behavioural problems are described in terms of control
measures suitable for rectifying the problems.
6.2
Stable vices and behavioural problems are reported in accordance with stable
procedures.
6.3
The reasons why horses develop stable vices and behavioural problems are
identified.
Element 7
Check and report on stable consumables.
Performance criteria
7.1
Feed supplies are stored free from contamination and checked for quality and
quantity, and reported, in accordance with stable procedures.
7.2
Stable bedding supply is checked for quantity, and reported, in accordance with
stable procedures.
7.3
Equipment is checked for damage, and signs of damage are reported, in
accordance with stable procedures.
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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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