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. |
Controlled conditions may include: | minimal environmental hazards and obstacles good weather conditions quiet horses trained to perform to preliminary level for dressage and to jump show jumps and cross-country fences reasonably level terrain for dressage and undulating ground for cross-country, show jumps and cross-country fences up to 30 cm. |
Equestrian discipline may include: | dressage show jumping cross-country. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety permits from authorities harassment-free sports policies 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 code of ethics. |
Tack may include: | halters ropes reins bits. |
Personal equipment may include: | clothing boots helmet gloves back or body protector. |
Contextual issues may include: | size of horse size of rider weather conditions experience and riding discipline of rider training and behaviour of horse environment in which activity will take place. |
Hazards may include: | horses too close together aggressive horse horse misbehaving environmental hazards. |
Risks may include: | injuries to horse or rider exhaustion falls illness. |
Safety procedures may include: | horse management in hazardous situations symptoms, treatment and prevention of common horse riding injuries and risks safe distance from other horses releasing horse to paddock or stall riding at appropriate speed on uneven and sloping ground appropriate speeds to approach a jump, jump show fences and cross-country fences. |
Balanced and controlled manner may include: | sitting in balance with the horse, at walk, trot and canter on the flat and when jumping communicating with the horse with smooth instructions controlling the speed and direction of the horse. |
Adjust equipment may include: | tightening girth lengthening or shortening stirrups. |
Aids may include: | legs weights hands voice training whips spurs. |
Attitude and acceptance of the aids may include: | acceptance of the bit contact submission forward from the leg between lag, seat and hand half-halt. |
Safe zones may include: | space allowances for: stallions rigs mares in season known kickers timid or beginner riders. |
Gait may include: | walk trot canter. |
Required movements in dressage may include: | turns and corners halts 20 metre and 15 metre circles serpentines figures of eight. |
Forwardness and frame may include: | rhythm tempo straightness balanced cadence. |
Straightness may include: | longitudinal lateral work suppleness flexion tilting. |
Resistances and evasion may include: | hollow above the bit behind the bit broken necked overbent. |
Required movements of show jumping may include: | two point seat three point seat forward seat riding single poles trotting poles. |
Required movements in cross- country may include: | undulating country in trot or canter riding at different speeds single cross-country fences with trot approach up to 40 cm single cross-country fences up to 40 cm with canter approach. |
Post-activity responsibilities may include: | running up stirrups loosening girth hosing and scraping horse when appropriate checking equipment for wear or breakage storing equipment in an appropriate manner. |
Relevant aspects may include: | preparation and warm-up performance in dressage, show jumping and cross-country riding techniques safety aspects cool-down and post-activity completion evaluation and review. |