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Evidence Guide: ACMEQU211 - Prepare horses for competition, presentation or sale

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ACMEQU211 - Prepare horses for competition, presentation or sale

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Plan presentation requirements

  1. Carry out basic risk assessment, considering horse body language and behaviour and environmental conditions
  2. Identify the different grooming standards for competition, presentation and sale requirements
  3. Confirm with supervisor the timeframes for completing grooming tasks, and feeding and watering schedule for the event
  4. Confirm clean and check condition of required equipment
  5. Adjust the fit of equipment prior to event
  6. Check hoof and shoe condition and report to supervisor
  7. Prepare event grooming equipment and gear inventory
Carry out basic risk assessment, considering horse body language and behaviour and environmental conditions

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Identify the different grooming standards for competition, presentation and sale requirements

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Confirm with supervisor the timeframes for completing grooming tasks, and feeding and watering schedule for the event

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Confirm clean and check condition of required equipment

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Adjust the fit of equipment prior to event

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Check hoof and shoe condition and report to supervisor

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Prepare event grooming equipment and gear inventory

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Wash and groom horse to presentation standard

  1. Select appropriate washing products according to coat type, condition and colour, and complete horse washing requirements
  2. Confirm the competition or breed standard requirements for coat presentation
  3. Select grooming tools and products according to workplace practices
  4. Groom to remove loose hair and encourage the coat to lay flat
Select appropriate washing products according to coat type, condition and colour, and complete horse washing requirements

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Confirm the competition or breed standard requirements for coat presentation

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Select grooming tools and products according to workplace practices

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Groom to remove loose hair and encourage the coat to lay flat

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Trim coat to maintain established style

  1. Confirm trimming requirements with supervisor
  2. Identify hazards and demonstrate safe handling and positioning techniques when using scissors, clippers and blades around horses
  3. Determine the competition or breed standard requirements for coat trimming
  4. Select and prepare trimming tools
  5. Trim tail length and dock hair thickness
  6. Trim mane to even out thickness and length or cut off depending on breed
  7. Trim bridle path and withers to the established trim pattern
  8. Trim jaw line, legs and outside ear line to enhance the basic conformation without compromising horse welfare
  9. Clean and complete basic maintenance of trimming tools
Confirm trimming requirements with supervisor

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Identify hazards and demonstrate safe handling and positioning techniques when using scissors, clippers and blades around horses

Completed
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Determine the competition or breed standard requirements for coat trimming

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Select and prepare trimming tools

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Trim tail length and dock hair thickness

Completed
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Trim mane to even out thickness and length or cut off depending on breed

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Trim bridle path and withers to the established trim pattern

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Trim jaw line, legs and outside ear line to enhance the basic conformation without compromising horse welfare

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Clean and complete basic maintenance of trimming tools

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Plait mane and tail

  1. Confirm with supervisor the style or plaiting and number of plaits to be created
  2. Identify potential horse welfare issues and remedies related to plaiting manes and trimming or plaiting tails
  3. Use grooming techniques and products to encourage mane and tail hair to lay flat
  4. Divide the mane and plait down to produce plaits of even thickness
  5. Run up plaits and forelock in the required style and secure
  6. Groom tail and prepare in required style
Confirm with supervisor the style or plaiting and number of plaits to be created

Completed
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Identify potential horse welfare issues and remedies related to plaiting manes and trimming or plaiting tails

Completed
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Use grooming techniques and products to encourage mane and tail hair to lay flat

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Divide the mane and plait down to produce plaits of even thickness

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Run up plaits and forelock in the required style and secure

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Groom tail and prepare in required style

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Complete final grooming

  1. Apply grooming products to highlight the coat
  2. Apply face and leg makeup to enhance features and remove stains
  3. Apply quarter marks that enhance horse conformation
  4. Dress hooves to comply with event requirements
Apply grooming products to highlight the coat

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Apply face and leg makeup to enhance features and remove stains

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Apply quarter marks that enhance horse conformation

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Dress hooves to comply with event requirements

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Tack-up horse for event

  1. Confirm the time and location horse is required
  2. Ensure competition or lot numbers are correct and are fitted to horse, handler and/or rider according to competition requirements
  3. Check gear requirements and fit and adjust equipment to horse
  4. Complete final check and wipe over
  5. Present horse to handler, rider and/or driver
Confirm the time and location horse is required

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Ensure competition or lot numbers are correct and are fitted to horse, handler and/or rider according to competition requirements

Completed
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Check gear requirements and fit and adjust equipment to horse

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Complete final check and wipe over

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Present horse to handler, rider and/or driver

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Complete post-event care

  1. Cool down horse post-event
  2. Ensure horse is monitored and managed according to weather conditions
  3. Remove and brush out plaits after event
  4. Remove makeup and hoof dressing according to workplace practices
  5. Provide horse with feed and water according to supervisor instructions
  6. Clean and store equipment
  7. Check and report supply levels of grooming products
Cool down horse post-event

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Ensure horse is monitored and managed according to weather conditions

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Remove and brush out plaits after event

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Remove makeup and hoof dressing according to workplace practices

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Provide horse with feed and water according to supervisor instructions

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Clean and store equipment

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Check and report supply levels of grooming products

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

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Instructions to Assessors

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