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: Yard Design and Environment
Assessment set by: K Cornforth
Assessment Assessor: Alison Brown
Launch date:
11th December 2015
Submission date:
18th March 2016
To be handed in to: Ms K Cornforth
Outcomes/Assessment Criteria Assessed: P3, P7, P8, P9
1. Objectives of Assessment Activity:
Outcome 3: Understand the requirements for stabled and grass-kept horses
Stable environment, stable and yard design; stable planning, site, environmental considerations, planning
Grass kept, ideal field, daily checks to horses and field, identify risks
2. Scenario and Student Task(s):
A horse’s welfare and health are heavily affected by its yard, stable and surrounding environments. It is
important that these areas have a good balance between providing what the horse needs whilst still
remaining functional.
Not all yards will have the same level of facilities; some may have fields only, where others may have
stables, walkers, turnout pens and barns. No matter how well equipped the yard is, they should all have one
common goal, to provide the horse with a stress free, safe environment.
You will start work on this assignment during your stable management theory sessions.
Task 1: (P3) Maintain the stable yard and environment
Create a list or short report that outlines the requirements for a good stable environment. You could focus on
the stable itself to begin with, looking at what size it should be, as well as aspects such as drainage,
ventilation, door height etc. (P3)
Task 2: (P7) Compare different stable designs and their impact on equine welfare
For this particular task you are to use you own livery yard and Friars Hill Stables. The task is to compare
the different stable designs at each yard and briefly explain their impact on equine welfare; clearly identifying
the advantages and disadvantages of each. You could use a table format to present your information. (P7)
Task 3: (P8) Assess potential hazards and risks to horses kept at grass
For the next part of your report consider the locations and facilities offered by the fields and yard areas.
Describe hazards and risks of the locations, fencing, watering systems, shelter and size of fields. Report
alternatives to all of the above in a positive way. Include a brief routine for daily and weekly checks, and what
you might do to ensure horses are kept free from injury and illness. Include an isolation and starvation
paddock within your report. (P8)
Please note: When you complete the above inspections you will need to go to the yard and fields
during your stable Management sessions, so please dress appropriately.
Task 4: (P9) Evaluate benefits of caring for horses that are stabled, grass kept and those on
combined systems
The way in which we keep horses varies, often depending on the breed or type, competitive level, finance
and what is available. Within your groups evaluate the benefits of caring for horses in the following ways:
a) Grass Kept
b) Stabled
c) A combination of both.
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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)
Stewart H – The BHS Veterinary Manual (Kenilworth Press, 2006)
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The Royal Veterinary College
Health and Safety Executive
British Horse Society
Horse and Hound
DEFRA Website
www.rvc.ac.uk
www.hse.gov.uk
www.bhs.org.uk
www.horseandhound.co.uk
www.defra.gov.uk
Yard Staff and Horse Documents
Grading Criteria:
Pass:
P3
P7
P8
P9
Maintain the stable yard and environment
Compare different stable designs and their impact on equine welfare.
Assess potential hazards and risks to horses kept at grass.
Evaluate benefits of caring for horses that are stabled, grass kept and those on combined
systems.
Internally verified by:
Name:
Date:
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