These competencies from the SIS10 Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Package meet competency requirements for a Trail Boss – Overnight Rides and will be utilised as the basis for the registration requirements of programs like the National Outdoor Leader Registration Scheme (NOLRS).
Those wishing to gain employment as a trail boss in charge of overnight rides.
The Trail Boss - Overnight Rides consists of:
Units | Unit code | Unit title |
Monitor horse health and welfare | ||
Provide daily care for horses | ||
Carry out basic hoof care procedures | ||
Prevent and treat equine injury and disease | ||
Load and unload livestock | ||
Administer medication to livestock | ||
Implement animal health control programs | ||
Coordinate and monitor livestock transport | ||
Provide first aid | ||
Handle horses | ||
Demonstrate basic horse riding skills | ||
Apply first aid for horses | ||
Ride horses in tracked areas | ||
Guide day horse trail rides in tracked areas | ||
Supervise horse handling | ||
Select horses for a program | ||
Determine nutritional requirements for horses | ||
Train and condition horses | ||
Guide overnight horse trail rides in tracked areas | ||
Ride horses in remote areas | ||
Manage horse illness and injuries in remote areas | ||
Guide trail rides in remote areas | ||
Apply navigation skills in an intermediate environment | ||
Plan outdoor recreation activities | ||
Guide outdoor recreation sessions | ||
Minimise environmental impact | ||
Provide first aid in a remote location | ||
Interpret weather conditions in the field | ||
Respond to emergency situations | ||
Coordinate emergency responses | ||
Follow occupational health and safety policies | ||
Implement and monitor occupational health and safety policies | ||
Undertake risk analysis of activities |
These units provide credit towards SIS40313 Certificate IV in Outdoor Recreation.
