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Title / Prepare for, conduct, and review a series of Riding for theDisabled (RDA) sessions for a group of riders
Level / 4 / Credits / 10
Purpose / This unit standard is for people working in a self-managed capacity and who may have some responsibility for the performance of others, in a Riding for the Disabled (RDA) context.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to conduct, and conduct, a series of RDA riding sessions for a group of riders; andreview the sessions against the plan.
Classification / Equine > Riding for theDisabled
Available grade / Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills and knowledge / Unit 26500, Plan a series of RDA sessions for a group of riders in either an educational or sport and recreation programme.
Explanatory notes
1Evidence requirements must be consistent with:
- Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
- Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994
- Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights
- Privacy Act 1993
- Vulnerable Children Act 2014
- Animal Welfare Act 1999
- Code of Recommendations and Minimum Standards for the Welfare of Horses
- All subsequent amendments to legislation listed above.
2The parent body of riding for the disabled is referred to as New Zealand Riding for the Disabled (NZRDA). All riding for disabled affiliated groups are referred to as Riding for the Disabled (RDA).
3NZRDA standards refer to policies and procedures in the NZRDA Group Resource Library
4Assessment
Evidence is required for a series of at least three RDA riding sessions.
The candidate may be assessed for outcome 2 using a provided plan, or a plan that they have developed themselves, such as that developed in Unit 26500, Plan a series of Riding for the Disabled (RDA) sessions for a group of riders.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare to conduct a series of RDA riding sessions for a group of riders according to NZRDA standards.
Evidence requirements
1.1Carry out safety checks of the working area and resources for the RDA session.
1.2Determine suitability and preparedness of horses and helpers for the session.
Outcome 2
Conduct a series of RDA riding sessions for a group of riders according to NZRDA standards.
Evidence requirements
2.1Introduce the sessions according to the session plans and short-term goals of riders in the group.
2.2Implement the method of teaching to match the riders skill levelsand session objectives.
2.3Maintain physical and emotional safety of horses and riders consistent with the skill level of the horses and riders, the equipment, the situation, and rider centred principles.
2.4Communicate effectively with riders with consideration for the riders’ disability.
2.5Maintain riders’ attention throughout the sessions.
2.6Demonstrate safe control of the riders, horses, and helpers.
2.7Close the sessions according to the session plans.
Outcome 3
Review the sessions against the plan.
Evidence requirements
3.1Review the session outcomes against the session plan and feedback from riders, helpers, and therapists to determine if thesessions’ short-term goals have been met.
3.2Modify the plan where coaching sessions do not meetthe planned objectives.
Planned review date / 31 December 2021Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 17 September 2010 / 31 December 2019
Review / 2 / 16 March 2017 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0018
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (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 granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the CMR. The CMR 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.
Comments on this unit standard
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Primary Industry Training OrganisationSSB 101558 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018