Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for race meeting duties.
- Work roster is confirmed.
- Assistance with preparation of barrier and starting equipment is provided.
- Allocated duties are confirmed with starter.
- Personal protective equipment is used according to safe operating procedures and club requirements.
- Personal presentation is appropriate for work duties and reinforces a positive image of racing.
- Identify and fit racing gear.
- Load horses into barriers.
- Knowledge of horse behaviour is used to select and modify handling skills.
- Horse handling skills are safe and effective for the duties of a barrier attendant.
- Horses are loaded into barriers according to starter's instruction.
- Strategies are employed to load difficult horses that minimise the risk of injury to self, horses and others.
- Riders are assisted as required.
- Problems are relayed to starter and others.
- Horses held as directed are released at race start.
- Assist in track emergencies.
- Debrief after race.