Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to lunge horse
- Identify and assess risks associated with lungeing horses, including horse behaviour and environmental hazards and risks
- Select methods and techniques for introducing inexperienced horses to lungeing
- Assess suitability of horses to be trained to lunge relevant to handler skill, and discuss with supervisor
- Select appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and ensure correct fit
- Select and check lungeing equipment and fit working gear to horse according to supervisor instructions
- Select suitable lungeing area and report any hazards or risks beyond own control to supervisor prior to commencing lungeing activities
- Lunge a horse
- Apply knowledge of horse behaviour to introduce lungeing to inexperienced horses
- Introduce horse to lungeing exercise using safe techniques according to supervisor instructions
- Maintain safe lungeing position
- Use clear and appropriate lungeing cues with horse
- Use safe lungeing progression in walk, trot and canter in both directions
- Monitor horse health and welfare during lungeing, ceasing lungeing activity and reporting abnormalities to supervisor
- Care for horse after lungeing