NZQA registered unit standard
1650 version 6
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Title
Prepare a horse for travel by road, and load and unload
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
3
This unit standard is intended for people who are required to
travel horses in routine day to day care of horses in training in
an equine racing industry context.
People will be working under limited supervision with
responsibility for their work routines.
Classification
Equine>Equine Care
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Demonstration of competency must be consistent with:

Workplace and/or stable procedures including safe work practices when loading
and unloading horses

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 a commercial horse enterprise.
3
Loading and unloading practices must be consistent with the NZ Pony Club Manual
1, Revised and Updated by Kevin Lawrence BHSI; 2009.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare the float or truck for horses to enter.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Describes the features, and differences between floats and trucks for loading,
unloading, and the way horses position themselves when travelling.
1.2
Checks internal and external features for safety.
1.3
Prepares partitions for horses.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
1650 version 6
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Outcome 2
Pack the vehicle with supplies to meet horse and staff requirements for the duration of the
event.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Identifies and packs supplies for the horse's requirements for the duration of
time away.
2.2
Packs equipment and personal gear for travelling personnel.
Outcome 3
Prepare the horse with safety gear ready for travel, and attend to the horse’s requirements
during break stops.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Fits protective gear to horse for travel.
3.2
Attends to horse’s requirements during break stops.
Outcome 4
Load the horse on a float or a truck safely in preparation for travel, demonstrate
understanding of safety considerations, and methods for loading difficult horses
Evidence requirements
4.1
Confidently leads the horse up the ramp and secures in the float or truck to
prevent back off when unloaded, demonstrating safe loading practices.
4.2
Raises and secures the ramp.
4.3
Describes safety considerations when loading and unloading, and suitability of
loading methods for difficult horses.
Outcome 5
Unload the horse from a float or a truck.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Safely unloads the horse in a methodical manner without injury to horse,
equipment or self, demonstrating safe unloading practices.
5.2
Reports physical and psychological condition of the horse
Outcome 6
Attend to immediate post-travel activities relating to horse and vehicle.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
1650 version 6
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Evidence requirements
6.1
Restrains the horse, and removes travelling gear.
6.2
Stores gear in preparation for return journey.
6.3
Cleans and washes the internal part of vehicle.
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
28 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.
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 (CMRs). 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