Application
This unit of competency supports apprentice jockeys, approved riders and authorised trackwork riders to ride in jump outs. This unit can be contextualised for other industries while also maintaining the integrity of the unit. |
Prerequisites
Ride horses at trackwork | ||
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Prepare to ride in jump outs. | 1. Trainer instructions are sought and followed. 2. Procedures for jump outs are followed and rules are complied with. 3. Barrier attendant and starter instructions are followed. |
Ride in jump outs. | 4. Horses are ridden into specified barriers. 5. Horses are positioned and settled . 6. Horses are jumped out safely . 7. Horses are galloped, pulled up and warmed down . |
Required Skills
Required skills |
applying safe handling, riding and work practices when dealing with horses communicating with employer, supervisor, co-workers and others using assertive communication techniques to gather, interpret and relay information related to riding in jump outs completing duties in accordance with safe operating procedures and nominated time frame evaluating risks associated with jump outs following instructions employing strategies to control horses galloping horses identifying horse behaviour problems identifying and correctly using different items of personal protective equipment identifying and correctly using different items of gear and equipment and assessing condition of same in terms of safe use reading and interpreting workplace documentation, including relevant rules of racing relating to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with varying physical and mental abilities riding horses in jump outs riding horses in company settling horses in barriers warming horses down. |
Required knowledge |
approved gear barrier attendant duties communication procedures within stable and wider racing industry common horse behaviour, social traits and vices gear adjustment purpose of using appropriate personal protective equipment racing industry animal welfare requirements racing industry safety requirements, including safe operating procedures rules of racing track rules. |
Evidence Required
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge and the range statement of this unit and include evidence of the following: knowledge of the requirements, procedures and instructions that are to apply when riding in jump outs demonstration of riding and jump out skills related to loading horses into barriers and safely jumping out, following all instructions implementation of procedures and timely techniques to complete riding in jump outs safely, effectively and efficiently working with others to undertake and complete jump out riding tasks that meet required outcomes. Evidence should be collected over a period of time using a range of horses of different ages and sexes, in different circumstances and in different racing stable and track environments. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Competency must be assessed in a racing workplace that provides access to the required resources or simulated environment approved by the relevant State Principal Racing Authority. Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices, safety requirements and environmental constraints. It is to comply with relevant regulatory requirements or Australian Standards requirements. Assessment of the practical components of this unit will be by observation of relevant skills. The following resources must be available: a variety of thoroughbred horses materials and equipment relevant to assessing candidate's ability to apply jump out riding skills safe handling, riding and jump out areas, such as racing stables, and training and racetracks work instructions and related documentation. |
Method of assessment | Assessment methods must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the Racing Training Package. The suggested strategies for the assessment of this unit are: written and/or oral assessment of candidate's required knowledge observed and firsthand testimonial evidence of candidate's application of practical tasks simulation exercises conducted in a State Principal Racing Authority approved simulated environment. Evidence is required to be demonstrated over a period of time, therefore where performance is not directly observed any evidence should be authenticated by supervisors or other appropriate persons. Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended. |
Guidance information for assessment | Assessment methods should reflect workplace demands (e.g. literacy and numeracy demands) and the needs of particular target groups (e.g. people with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, people with a language background other than English, youth and people from low socioeconomic backgrounds). |
Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the performance criteria is detailed below. The range statement provides details of how this competency can be used in the workplaces of the racing industry to ride horses in jump outs. Workplaces include thoroughbred stables and racecourses, training tracks and public areas. | |
Trainer instructions may include: | horse's action and behaviour galloping pace. |
Procedures will include: | action required should problems occur checking time of jump outs confirming ride with trainer complying with barrier attendant activities when horses are loaded making necessary gear adjustment at barriers knowledge of maximum number of horses per jump out. |
Rules will include: | relevant rules of racing, including: approved personal protective equipment approved gear local track rules, for example: using specified entry and exit points providing horse and trainer information to relevant officials. |
Barrier attendant and starter instructions may include: | barrier attendant: action behind barrier loading horses starter: allocated barrier approach to barrier. |
Positioning and settling horses will include: | awareness of expected horse behaviour before entering barriers, for example: becoming agitated or sweaty attempting to bite kicking pulling back or sideways rearing turning in circles being alert to potential horse behaviour problems in barriers, for example: becoming cast burrowing laying back on gates sitting down straddling front of stall or adjacent stall turning head into adjacent stall identifying good horse behaviour traits and bad horse behaviour traits riding horse purposefully and calmly into allocated barrier seeking assistance from barrier attendants talking to and patting horse. |
Jumping out safely will include: | adhering to responsibilities under OHS legislation and workplace practices being aware of other horses considering variables that influence behaviour of horses, such as: fences and equipment other persons or animals vehicles wind and noise keeping horse straight. |
Warming down may include: | adhering to local track rules and regulations regarding pace permitted in specific areas easing horse after completing gallop trotting in bull ring walking or trotting from gap. |
Sectors
Unit Sector | Thoroughbred racing code |
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills. |
Licensing Information
Refer to Unit Descriptor