Back to main overview chart Developing Stage Rider Competency Standard( D1) Developing Stage 1 Knowledge
Safety • Risks of working with racehorses, in and out of training, in a commercial environment
• Importance of following instructions to work safely in a commercial workplace
• Responsibilities in relation to Health and Safety at Work legislation as an employee
• How to identify potential hazards and know to report to the responsible person
• How to deal with low level risk hazards and work safely
Welfare • Understand the importance of putting equine welfare first, prioritising health and wellbeing
• Principles of industry biosecurity measures to keep horses healthy and promote wellbeing
• Animal Welfare legislation relating to their role and responsibility
• All human / horse interactions should be as positive as possible
• Understand additional risks posed by environmental factors and adverse weather conditions in the commercial environment
• How to work safely riding as an individual, in a group and in a string on the road
• To follow instructions in relation to an incident, accident or emergency in the workplace
• Preservation of life is the most important consideration at all times
• Basic anatomy of the horse
• Signs of good horse health and how to maintain
• Posture, movement, behaviour, appetite, condition and bodily function can all provide information on wellbeing
• Natural equine behaviour and how this affects horses in training
• Begin to understand how horses learn
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