Module Identifier | RD19330 | ||
Module Title | HORSEMASTERSHIP 1 | ||
Academic Year | 2001/2002 | ||
Co-ordinator | Mrs Alison McCarthy | ||
Semester | Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters) | ||
Other staff | Ms Iola Phillips | ||
Assessment | Assignment | Work programme assignment Outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4 | 20% |
Continuous assessment | Care and maintenance of horses Outcomes assessed: 1, 3 | 40% | |
Practical exercise | Assessment of practical skills (includes oral examination) Outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | 40% |
Outcome 2
Identify symptoms of ill-health, treat minor ailments and recognize the need for professional assistance.
Performance criteria
a. The signs of good health are recognised and the importance of early diagnosis is appreciated.
b. Primary treatment of injury is demonstrated in the form of poulticing, cold water treatment, control of bleeding.
Range
Main body functions, lameness.
Contagious, notifiable and hereditary diseases.
Poulticing: knee and hock bandages.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate competence in fitting items of saddlery and tack, and in lungeing and describe the uses and application of items of equipment.
Performance criteria
a. All major items of tack are named and their uses discussed
b. Items of tack are fitted correctly.
c. The principles of bitting are discussed.
d. Rugging up is demonstrated and the different types of rugs, their use and care is appreciated.
e. The use of common gadgets is appreciated.
f. The layout of a tack and rug room are discussed.
Ranges:
Saddle, bridle, double bridle, lunge equipment.
Families of bits
Day rugs, stable rugs, turnout rugs.
Outcome 4
Plan and undertake a training and exercise programme for horses for specific kinds of work.
Performance criteria
a. Requirements for the individual horse's future work programme are considered.
b. The principles of training the horse are understood and discussed in order to establish the horse as a suitable animal for the
proposed activity.
c. Different techniques for exercise are demonstrated as appropriate.
d. A training programme for a horse working up to a particular activity is prepared and carried out.
e. Enthusiasm, reliability and appropriate conduct towards a work programme are demonstrated.
Ranges
Preliminary handling, backing and subsequent training.
A novice horse trials, dressage, show-jumping, long distance ride.
Preparation and roughing off.
Conformation, schooling progressions, grids, related distances,
Outcome 5
Describe shoeing requirements and discuss the role of the farrier in normal and remedial shoeing.
Performance criteria
a. Normal shoeing requirements are discussed
b. The uses of remedial shoes are appreciated
c. Adjuncts to shoeing are discussed
d. The requirements of the unshod horse are discussed
Ranges:
Hunter shoes, wide-web shoe, rocker bar shoe, egg-bar shoe, heart-bar shoe, corn shoe.
Pads, studs.
Ponies, young stock, breeding stock, working, resting.
Methods of shoeing.