The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Participant's needs and characteristics may include: | age cultural factors fitness level and physical capabilities knowledge of riding skills horse handling skills injuries and illnesses. |
Participant readiness may include: | dress motor performance factors compatibility between participant and horse. |
Session's aims and objectives may include: | developing horse riding and handling skills education development therapy fitness targets recreation. |
Session plan may include: | session's aims and objectives date, time and duration location and space instructor and participant ratios equipment, resources and horse activities evaluation weather details safety requirements. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety permits or permissions for access environmental regulations. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | occupational health and safety: conflict resolution communication protocols use, care and maintenance of horse, tack and personal equipment training and scheduling commitments maintenance of records code of ethics. |
Safety checks may include: | riding/horse handling areas condition of tack horses personal equipment resources. |
Hazards and risks may include: | horse behaviour or injury equipment malfunctions: participant falls environmental hazards participant behaviour jump cups left in jump wings unsuitable jumps spectators other riders or facility users. |
Riding or horse handling exercises and activities may include: | jumping gaits western riding natural horsemanship mounting dismounting riding positions saddle posture halting voice commands transitions between gaits turning working with horses from the ground. |
Relevant information may include: | skill or skills focus equipment, clothing and resource requirements, selection and use activity boundaries and instruction area safety and emergency procedures communication systems aims and objectives rules and regulations of riding rules and regulations for horse handling on the ground responsible and safe behaviour. |
Teaching techniques may include: | self mounted or unmounted demonstration and explanation using correct terminology and commands focussing on a single skill or tactic breaking down skills into components progressing through, linking and sequencing skills questioning monitoring and observing progress adjusting, refining or correcting individual or group skills assessment and evaluation. |
Safe horse handling techniques may include: | approaching horses position near a horse leading horses tying up horses releasing horses distance from other riders. |
Participant's performance may include: | use of appropriate communication systems performance and accuracy of riding/handling skills attitude and behaviour. |
Relevant aspects may include: | objectives planning process activity site weather equipment selection clothing selection food selection instructional content instructional technique assessment technique group feedback directing techniques rescue techniques employed. |