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Educate, care for, and ride horses for stock work

Educate, care for, and ride horses for stock work

Unit of competency
National Code
AHCLSK336
State Code
BBB18
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
14/09/2016
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
12/01/2017
Field of Education
050105 - Animal Husbandry
Original Release Date
12/01/2017
Nominal Hours
90
Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to handle, educate, and ride horses to muster, move, separate, and check livestock, and care for horses and equipment.There are potential risks associated with working with and around horses and livestock.All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, work health and safety, animal welfare, biosecurity requirements and sustainability practices.All units of competency dealing with animals in the AHC Training Package have the requirements for animals to be handled humanely to minimise stress and discomfort.This unit applies to experienced workers in the livestock industry who use horses to muster and check stock on a grazing enterprise. It is normally carried out independently according to enterprise procedures.No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Prepare horses for work
  • 1.1 Select, use and maintain appropriate personal protective equipment
  • 1.2 Select, muster, or bring from paddock, and assess the suitability of the horse for the task
  • 1.3 Catch and handle horses safely and humanely
  • 1.4 Check horse’s health, soundness, and fitness level to ensure they are capable to complete the work required
  • 1.5 Select, check, and maintain working equipment, if required
  • 1.6 Groom horse prior to exercise or work
  • 1.7 Fit working gear to individual horse
2. Educate horses for stock work
  • 2.1 Identify, assess risks, and implement risk controls associated with horse riding and horse education
  • 2.2 Assess the horse’s current level of education
  • 2.3 Educate horse to calmly carry out required movements for working stock, including stops, turns, and rollbacks
  • 2.4 Educate horse to work and control a mob of livestock as a whole
  • 2.5 Educate horse to safely handle a single beast and to return it to the mob safely
  • 2.6 Educate horse to separate a beast from a mob as required
  • 2.7 Educate horse to calmly accept a stock whip being used by the rider as required by the workplace/enterprise
  • 2.8 Educate horse to work with working dogs where required by enterprise
  • 2.9 Utilise agreed emergency procedures when educating green horses in required safety movements (i.e. one rein stops)
3. Ride horses to carry out stock work
  • 3.1 Interpret work program to determine work to be undertaken and, where necessary, confirm with management
  • 3.2 Select horses for the task
  • 3.3 Catch and handle horses safely and humanely
  • 3.4 Practice and reinforce education of horse while carrying out routine stock work
  • 3.5 Re-educate horse where necessary and correct any vices
  • 3.6 Utilise agreed emergency procedures when educating green horses in required safety movements (i.e. one rein stops)
4. Provide post ride care and maintain saddlery and equipment
  • 4.1 Remove gear and groom, wash and or clean horse as required
  • 4.2 Water and feed horse in line with workplace policy
  • 4.3 Release horse to appropriate enclosure, paddock, or yard
  • 4.4 Check, clean, maintain, and store working gear
  • 4.5 Repair working gear, as required
  • 4.6 Apply enterprise biosecurity and sustainability policies
5. Monitor horse health and condition
  • 5.1 Monitor horses as a part of daily routines to identify signs of ill health, injury, and poor condition
  • 5.2 Muster or catch horses in need of attention, and report and record condition in line with enterprise procedures
  • 5.3 Administer prescribed treatments for common ailments, under supervision of the veterinarian or manager
  • 5.4 Safely check horse’s legs and feet, safely clean out feet, and correctly identify lameness and potential causes for lameness
  • 5.5 Organise shoeing where required
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D6830 AHCHBR304A Educate, ride and care for horses and equipment Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
BBF05 AHCLSK337 Train, care for and ride horses for stock work Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
BCZ7 AHC20116 Certificate II in Agriculture Qualification