1636 Receive and Despatch Horses

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Receive and despatch horses

PurposeThis unit standard is for people involved with horses which may be coming onto or leaving the property.

People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify newly arrived horse and identify and label horse gear; treat the newly arrived horse to prevent the spread of contractable diseases or ailments to resident stock on the property; process documentation; and despatch horse.

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Special notes

1Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and its subsequent amendments.

2Stable procedures are the documented practices and polices required within a particular workplace, and do not contravene the Code of Recommendations and Minimum Standards for the Welfare of Horses (Wellington: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 1993) or available at

3For this unit standard the practical assessment evidence must be provided in the context of a commercial business operation under normal working conditions.

Elements and performance criteria

Element 1

Identify newly arrived horse and identify and label horse gear.

Performance criteria

1.1New horse arriving on the property is identified in accordance with stable procedures.

Rangemay include but is not limited to – details of the horse, owner details, colour, markings, brand drawn and described.

1.2Identification and labelling of gear which arrives with the horse distinguishes it from gear owned by the property.

Element 2

Treat the newly arrived horse to prevent the spread of contractable diseases or ailments to resident stock on the property.

Performance criteria

2.1The presence of external parasites on the horse is identified in terms of type and location.

2.2Animal remedy to remove external parasites from the horse is used according to manufacturer's instructions.

2.3Horse is treated for internal parasites in a manner which causes least stress to the horse, while ensuring it receives the full dosage.

2.4Reasons for isolating new arrivals after treatment are outlined in terms of preventing the spread of infection.

2.5Signs of ill health in the horse are reported to the supervisor in accordance with stable procedures.

Rangeincludes but is not limited to – observations, symptoms, location of pain or inflammation, vital signs.

Element 3

Process documentation.

Performance criteria

3.1All documentation is completed and filed in accordance with stable procedures.

Rangemay include but is not limited to – arrival form, passport, equipment details, stable return, trainer notification.

Element 4

Despatch horse.

Performance criteria

4.1Correct horse is identified, caught, groomed, and prepared in accordance with stable procedures.

4.2Equipment and documentation are prepared for despatch with horse in accordance with stable procedures.

Please note

Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.

Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.

Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.

Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.

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 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018