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ACMFAR402 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Fit shoes to alleviate moderate abnormalities and defects in equines

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Issue Date: May 2024


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Unit of Competency ACMFAR402 - Fit shoes to alleviate moderate abnormalities and defects in equines
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to fit shoes to equines that exhibit a range of common faults and defects where the level of assessment and remedial technique is regarded as moderate. It includes the shaping, fitting and modification of shoes, including shoes to improve balance, ease break over, sole relief and various forms of clip placement.The unit applies to individuals who use technical knowledge and skills to perform farriery services across different equine industry sectors. Workplace health and safety and animal welfare legislation relevant to interacting with horses applies to workers in this industry. Requirements vary between industry sectors and state/territory jurisdictions. Users are advised to check with the relevant authority for specific requirements.No occupational licensing or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
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Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Identify shoeing needs of individual equines
  • Handle equines to reduce stress and alarm, monitor behaviour to eliminate risks to equine or handlers according to workplace practices
  • Identify, fit and use personal protective equipment according to health and safety in the workplace procedures
  • Observe gait and conformation, including trotting the equine in different patterns to identify any signs of lameness
  • Observe and identify moderate faults and defects that may be alleviated
  • Adopt a working position that maintains comfort of the equine and ensures comfort and personal safety
  • Use appropriate tools to remove shoes, ensuring no damage is caused to the hooves
  • Clean hooves of foreign bodies in a safe handling manner to facilitate examination of the hoof
  • Examine the shoe and assess implications of the wear pattern
  • Report any conditions requiring higher-level treatment by a veterinarian or other specialist
  • Amend the shoeing plan, taking into account conditions of the hooves not previously identifiable
       
Element: Trim and prepare hooves
  • Use farriery tools to trim and prepare hooves to achieve balance, level and shape, and to correct any identified hoof defects
  • Conduct trimming operations without injury to equine hooves
  • Check work while in progress and on completion to ensure quality outcomes of hoof preparation have been achieved
  • Make and/or select and modify the correct type, material and size of shoes according to shoeing plan
  • Select suitable tools to fit shoes according to equine needs
  • Shape selected shoes to incorporate any ancillary features as determined by the shoeing plan
  • Fit shoes to fore and hind hooves and assess the need for any final adjustments
  • Make final adjustments to the shape and size of the shoe and any ancillary features to achieve correct fit
       
Element: Attach shoes and finish shoeing process
  • Select suitable tools and appropriate size nails for attaching and clenching shoes
  • Attach the shoe safely, securely and in the correct position
  • Finish the hoof using clenching process, and assess the finished job and welfare of the equine
  • Assess finished work to ensure the equine is more comfortable and the condition of the hoof is likely to improve
  • Inform the responsible person of farriery procedures completed, and advise on future hoof care requirements and the welfare of the equine
  • Update records of service according to workplace practices
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Handle equines to reduce stress and alarm, monitor behaviour to eliminate risks to equine or handlers according to workplace practices 
Identify, fit and use personal protective equipment according to health and safety in the workplace procedures 
Observe gait and conformation, including trotting the equine in different patterns to identify any signs of lameness 
Observe and identify moderate faults and defects that may be alleviated 
Adopt a working position that maintains comfort of the equine and ensures comfort and personal safety 
Use appropriate tools to remove shoes, ensuring no damage is caused to the hooves 
Clean hooves of foreign bodies in a safe handling manner to facilitate examination of the hoof 
Examine the shoe and assess implications of the wear pattern 
Report any conditions requiring higher-level treatment by a veterinarian or other specialist 
Amend the shoeing plan, taking into account conditions of the hooves not previously identifiable 
Use farriery tools to trim and prepare hooves to achieve balance, level and shape, and to correct any identified hoof defects 
Conduct trimming operations without injury to equine hooves 
Check work while in progress and on completion to ensure quality outcomes of hoof preparation have been achieved 
Make and/or select and modify the correct type, material and size of shoes according to shoeing plan 
Select suitable tools to fit shoes according to equine needs 
Shape selected shoes to incorporate any ancillary features as determined by the shoeing plan 
Fit shoes to fore and hind hooves and assess the need for any final adjustments 
Make final adjustments to the shape and size of the shoe and any ancillary features to achieve correct fit 
Select suitable tools and appropriate size nails for attaching and clenching shoes 
Attach the shoe safely, securely and in the correct position 
Finish the hoof using clenching process, and assess the finished job and welfare of the equine 
Assess finished work to ensure the equine is more comfortable and the condition of the hoof is likely to improve 
Inform the responsible person of farriery procedures completed, and advise on future hoof care requirements and the welfare of the equine 
Update records of service according to workplace practices 

Forms

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