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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 in the performance criteria is detailed below. The range statement provides details of how this competency can be used in the workplaces of the racing industry to perform basic riding tasks. Workplaces include thoroughbred stables and racecourses, training tracks and public areas. |
Safety and welfare may include: | adhering to responsibilities under OHS legislation and workplace practices adhering to responsibilities under national and state codes of practice; federal, state and territory legislation; and local government regulations covering animal welfare adhering to rules of training arena and public venues being aware of relevant road safety rules as they apply to horses being led or ridden singly and in company considering variables that influence behaviour of horses, such as: fences and equipment other persons or animals vehicles wind and noise contributing to development of risk control measures following safe operating procedures identifying and reporting hazards or unsafe work practices identifying emergency situations, for example: gear breakage horse bolting horse fall horse getting loose lack of control of horse understanding horse behaviour traits as they relate to practising riding tasks, for example: senses social behaviour fight or flight response understanding risks associated with handling horses, including: bites horse injury personal injury trampling using approved gear for horses using approved riding aids wearing personal protective equipment, including approved Australian Standard helmet, clothing and footwear. |
Venue-specific requirements may include: | rules of training arena rules and regulations of training tracks relevant rules of racing. |
Potential hazards may include: | distracting events or behaviours caused by people with no horse sense distracting events or situations due to natural causes, such as wind rider or horse falls rider illness due to weather conditions or other reasons gear failure hazards of: riding alone riding horses with bad habits riding inexperienced horses riding too close to other horses horse's behaviour and possible reactions, such as: horse's ability to learn and remember routines and locations, such as: areas where previous incidents have occurred home stables track entry or exit points horse's natural instinct to: rear, bite or kick if it feels threatened, excited or in pain run if frightened want to stay with other horses horse's lack of reasoning ability to rely on rider signals alone to discriminate between safe and unsafe stimuli horse's response to loud or unusual noise or other stimuli, including machinery and other animals horse injury. |
Pre-exercise care may include: | checking disposition of horse grooming to instructions, including: brushing mane and tidying tail checking legs for injury or swelling and removing mud or dirt ensuring head, girth and saddle regions are free from mud and sweat picking out hooves and checking shoes moving safely and calmly around the horse positioning horses in tie-up or in stable or yard for saddling removing bandages or poultices selecting gear, checking for wear or damage and fitting as directed. |
Basic riding skills will include: | fitting gear for comfort and safety riding horses singly or in company retrieving reins saddling horses stopping and changing direction understanding and correctly using aids warming up horses as instructed. |
Horses are warmed up and warmed down by: | riding horse at a walk or trot walking in hand walking on treadmill or horse walker. |
Designated gear may include: | bridles, including leather or plastic with snaffle bits or ring bits breastplates protective boots rings or running martingales saddles, including general purpose, stock saddle or similar with appropriate irons saddlecloths and necessary packing. |
Aids may include: | natural aids, including: hands legs seat or weight voice artificial aids that require experience and moderation when used, including: whips crops spurs martingales bits and auxiliary reins. |
Controlling movement, speed and direction of horse may include: | at walk, trot and canter backing collecting correctly using aids halting in an enclosed arena and safe riding areas singly and in company. |
Basic riding instructions may include: | changing diagonals circles figure eights leg changes serpentines straight tracks. |
Post-exercise care may include: | ensuring animal welfare principles are followed checking horses for injury and soreness grooming horses inspecting gear and equipment for wear and breakage warming down horses following stable procedures. |
Post-exercise grooming may include: | brushing cleaning hooves hosing rolling scraping sheath cleaning towelling. |
Signs of gear wear and breakage may include: | cracked leather or PVC frayed reins, girth or surcingles gear slippage perished rubber or plastic rubbed hair or skin rusted buckles and bits split or cracked points worn bit joints, padding or stitching. |