Elements and Performance Criteria
- Schedule transportation of horses
- Prepare calendar of events requiring horse transportation in line with workplace requirements
- Investigate destinations, including distance, route and venue requirements
- Calculate numbers of horses and approximate load capacities for relevant destinations to determine type of vehicle or carrier required
- Book workplace vehicle or external carrier, after confirming costs, conditions and insurance arrangements
- Arrange schedules to minimise health and safety risks associated with transporting horses and optimise horses' preparedness to race or trial
- Identify and comply with workplace health and safety, animal welfare and biosecurity requirements associated with transporting horses
- Document transport arrangements, including horse identification details, pickup and delivery times, and any special requirements for long haul journeys according to workplace procedures
- Organise staff, equipment and horses for transportation
- Roster employees to have horses ready to travel to and from race or trial event
- Notify required personnel of pickup and return times and any special requirements for individual horses, including for poor travellers and difficult loaders
- Notify personnel of required equipment and resources to be transported with horses
- Coordinate movement of horses to loading area, confirm horse identification and equipment to be loaded, and oversee loading of horses
- Oversee transport arrangements
- Ensure completion and accuracy of relevant documentation according to workplace and regulatory requirements
- Communicate regularly with staff and/or contractors to confirm clarity and understanding of arrangements
- Follow up with staff and/or contractors to identify any issues relating to transporting horses
- Report incidents or procedural problems in transportation according to workplace procedures
- Report horse behaviour or welfare problems related to transportation promptly to relevant personnel