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 show horse riding. |
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 towels reins bits brushes hoof picks saddles and cloths bridles martingales bandages breastplates markers poles paddock or other rugs show jumps. |
Personal equipment may include: | dressage and show horse attire personal protective equipment spurs. |
Contextual issues may include: | size of horse size of participant weather conditions experience and riding discipline of participant training and behaviour of horse environment in which activity will take place. |
Hazards may include: | horse out of control aggressive horse horse misbehaving fallen participant frightened horses environmental hazards unsuitable jumps. |
Risks may include: | injuries to horse or participant exhaustion falls dehydration sun burn. |
Safety procedures may include: | horse management in hazardous situations symptoms, treatment and prevention of common horse riding injuries and risks equipment checking and usage appropriate dress adequate warm-up and cool-down picking out feet mounting and dismounting unsaddling and unbridling riding at appropriate speed on uneven and sloping ground appropriate speeds to approach a jump, show jumping 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. |
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 leg, seat and hand half-halt. |
Safe zones may include: | space allowance for: stallions rigs mares in season known kickers timid or beginner participants. |
Gaits may include: | walk trot canter hand gallop. |
Required movements in dressage may include: | turns and corners halts 20 metre and 15 metre circles reinback serpentines figures of eight riding towards and away from the group voltes turn around the forehand loops half circle and return reversed half circle changes of rein. |
Forwardness and frame may include: | rhythm tempo balance cadence impulsion engagement tracking up over tracking topline roundness using the back loose or supple long and low. |
Straightness may include: | longitudinal lateral work suppleness flexion tilting bend tracking true shoulders falling in or out quarters in or out. |
Resistances and evasion may include: | hollow above the bit behind the bit broken necked overbent. |
Required movements in show horse may include: | circles figures of eight serpentines. |
Required movements in poles and grids may include: | two point seat three point seat forward seat rising single poles trotting poles single fences from the trot up to 30 cm grids up to 30 cm resistance hollow above the bit behind the bit broken necked overbent. |
Post activity responsibilities may include: | running up stirrups loosening girth hosing and scraping horse checking and storing equipment. |
Relevant aspects may include: | preparation and warm-up riding techniques safety aspects cool-down and post-activity completion evaluation and review. |