Elements and Performance Criteria
- Monitor young horse development
- Observe and assess young horse health, conformation, development and behaviour
- Detect and report symptoms of ill health, common diseases, undesirable conformation and developmental disorders
- Record young horse health and growth rate according to workplace practices
- Vaccinate young horses under instruction
- Monitor young horse behaviour
- Meet the dietary requirements of young horses
- Handle and assist with the education of young horses
- Check paddocks and facilities to minimise the risk of injury and blemishes to young horses
- Use safe and ethical horse handling techniques to assist in educating young horses to be led and tied up
- Provide young horses with social support of other young horses and/or nanny mare or gelding
- Train weanlings and yearlings to parade for sale