NZQA registered unit standard
17041 version 4
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Title
Select and train horses for RDA purposes, and manage stress in RDA
horses
Level
5
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
selection procedures, and select horses for use by Riding for
the Disabled (RDA); train horses for RDA use; and manage
stress in horses during RDA sessions, and monitor for
suitability.
Classification
Equine > Equine Training
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Demonstration of competency must comply with the policy and procedures in the
latest versions of NZRDA Resource Manual - Policies, Procedures and Standards for
Groups 2009; and NZRDA Health and Safety Manual (including Operational
Certificate), both of which are available from New Zealand Riding for the Disabled
Association Inc., by email admin@rda.org.nz or from PO Box 58-110, Whitby, Porirua
5245, Telephone 04 234 6090/1, Facsimile 04 234 6094.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to: the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994,
and the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights 1996, and their
subsequent amendments.
3
All actions must be in accordance with the Code of Recommendations and Minimum
Standards for the Welfare of Horses (Wellington: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry,
1993), available at http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
17041 version 4
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe selection procedures, and select horses for use by RDA.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Description identifies advantages and disadvantages for selecting horse from
various sources.
Range
1.2
must include at least two advantages and two disadvantages for
each of the following sources – donated, purchased, hired and/or
loaned by commercial riding schools, hired and/or loaned by
private owners.
Description identifies criteria for selecting horses with desirable attributes in
accordance with RDA policy and procedures.
Range
size, temperament, sex, age, soundness, type of activity.
1.3
Description identifies criteria for selecting horses with desirable conformation
and movement in accordance with RDA policy and procedures.
1.4
Selection process is documented in accordance with RDA policy and
procedures.
1.5
Horses selected meet the requirements of RDA, and selection is in accordance
with RDA policy and procedures.
Range
evidence is required for at least three horses.
Outcome 2
Train horses for RDA use.
Range
evidence for training at least three horses.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Training accustoms the horses to situations they are likely to encounter during
RDA sessions and is in accordance with RDA policy and procedures.
Range
presence of helpers; games and associated equipment; standing
square when mounted and dismounted; equipment used for
mounting and dismounting; leading at walk, trot, and canter;
responsiveness to voice, body contact, noise; use of wheel chairs
and personal equipment.
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SSB 101558
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Training activities maintain the horses’ interest in accordance with RDA policy
and procedures.
Range
alert, responsive, supple, balanced, calm.
Outcome 3
Manage stress in horses during RDA sessions, and monitor for suitability.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Situations and conditions causing stress in the horses are recognised, and
actions are taken to alleviate and/or remove stress in accordance with RDA
policy and procedures.
3.2
Horses are monitored for safety and suitability for RDA use, and action is taken
for any horses that are unsafe and/or no longer suitable and/or useful, in
accordance with RDA policy and procedures.
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
22 December 1999
31 December 2012
Review
2
25 September 2003
31 December 2012
Review
3
28 June 2005
31 December 2012
Review
4
18 March 2011
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0018
This AMAP 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, 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 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 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
17041 version 4
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Consent 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 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 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016