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Evidence Guide: SISOEQO408A - Determine nutritional requirements for horses

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SISOEQO408A - Determine nutritional requirements for horses

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

Identify nutritional requirements of horses.

  1. Identify and assess nutritional requirements for individual horses in consultation with appropriate personnel according to nutritional principles and individual horse's need.
  2. Select feed on the basis of quality, nutritional and economic value to meet the nutritional requirements of specific horses according to organisational policies and procedures.
  3. Prepare individual food rations for the range of horses in care according to nutritional principles and organisational policies and procedures.
  4. Monitor food rations and confirm they are appropriate to horse's nutritional requirements.
  5. Provide paddocked horses with standing and supplementary feed according to their needs and relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures.
Identify and assess nutritional requirements for individual horses in consultation with appropriate personnel according to nutritional principles and individual horse's need.

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Select feed on the basis of quality, nutritional and economic value to meet the nutritional requirements of specific horses according to organisational policies and procedures.

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Prepare individual food rations for the range of horses in care according to nutritional principles and organisational policies and procedures.

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Monitor food rations and confirm they are appropriate to horse's nutritional requirements.

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Provide paddocked horses with standing and supplementary feed according to their needs and relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures.

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Assess food additives and supplements for horses.

  1. Identify criteria for the selection of food additives and supplements according to relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures.
  2. Assess supplements and food additives according to criteria related to the needs of the horse and its workloads, relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures.
Identify criteria for the selection of food additives and supplements according to relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures.

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Assess supplements and food additives according to criteria related to the needs of the horse and its workloads, relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures.

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Establish and monitor individual feeding regimes.

  1. Identify individual feeding regimes according to horse's needs.
  2. Feed horses at appropriate times and monitor individual feeding regimes.
  3. Document individual horse's eating behaviour, food intake and work level according to organisational policies and procedures.
  4. Adjust feeding regime as required.
Identify individual feeding regimes according to horse's needs.

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Feed horses at appropriate times and monitor individual feeding regimes.

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Document individual horse's eating behaviour, food intake and work level according to organisational policies and procedures.

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Adjust feeding regime as required.

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the following is essential:

applies knowledge of factors affecting the nutritional requirements of different horses in the work environment, including the effects of additives and supplements, to prepare and provide balanced diets and food for horses demonstrating an understanding of quality, type and value of feed and needs of individual horses

completes tasks within nominated time frames and applies safe work practices when determining nutritional requirements of horses

applies effective contingency management techniques to make adjustments to feeding regimes in response to changing conditions, such as signs of problem eating displayed by individual horses

documents and maintains feed records and adjusts in response to changing requirements.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure carrying out and monitoring feeding regimes individual horses on multiple occasions to demonstrate competency and consistency of performance.

Assessment must also ensure access to:

a commercial or private horse riding establishment with a variety of horses in various stages of preparation including paddocked horses

information about the properties of additives and supplements

appropriate feed, additives and supplements and feeding equipment

organisational policies and procedures in relation to feeding horses

appropriate personnel.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

observation of interaction with horses during assessment of nutritional needs, and implementation and monitoring of feeding regime

oral and or written questioning to assess knowledge of factors affecting the nutritional requirements of a range of horses

portfolio of feeding records

third-party reports from a supervisor detailing performance.

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:

RTE2121A Provide daily care for horses.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

problem-solving skills to:

select and formulate rations to meet individual horse's nutritional requirements

assess the effects of additives and supplements on the performance of horses

adjust feeding regimes in response to changing horse behaviour and needs

planning and organising skills to:

prepare individual rations based on nutritional requirements

feed horses within required time frames

monitor feeding regimes and make appropriate modifications

communication skills to liaise with relevant personnel to determine nutritional requirements of horses and appropriate feed, additives and supplements.

literacy skills to maintain and monitor feed records and follow instructions to prepare feed rations

numeracy skills to identify and correctly prepare and weigh up feed components and supplements.

Required knowledge

common horse behaviour, social traits and vices to enable feeding regimes to be implemented effectively

signs of changes in horse eating behaviour to enable problems to be identified and addressed

horse digestive system such as mouth and teeth, stomach, small and large intestines to enable identification and correction of feeding problems

feed sources and the role of energy, protein, fibre, minerals and vitamins in food rations to enable feed to meet horse's nutritional requirements

feed additives and supplements and their composition to enable potential effects to be monitored

nutritional principles and requirements with respect to horse's age, needs while spelling, training and working to ensure appropriate composition of feed

poisonous plants and their effects on grazing horses and the nutritional values of standing feed.

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, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Appropriate personnel may include:

employers

supervisors.

Nutritional principles may include:

nutrients:

protein

fat

trace elements

fibre

minerals

energy

grain and roughage balance.

Individual needs of horses may include:

work requirements

individual taste

behaviour

condition

age

environment

workload

stage of training.

Food rations may include:

local varieties or species of grass or pasture, hays and fodders

pre-packaged food or bulk base food.

Organisational policies and procedures may include:

use of standing feed

horse welfare

selection of feed products

use of additives and supplements

documentation requirements.

Supplementary feed may include:

vitamins

oils

calcium

electrolytes

potassium citrate

iron

hoof hardener

molasses

mineral salt lick

herbal remedies.

Relevant legislation may include:

occupational health and safety

permits and permission for access

environmental regulations.

Criteria may include:

quality

nutritional value

economic value

active ingredients

price

nutritional needs for specific horses.

Individual feeding regimes may include:

size

time and frequency

age effects

gender effects

level of work

individual taste

location of work and feeding

normal habitat

metabolism.

time of year and available natural feeds