ACMEQU412 — Interpret and address horse behaviour and welfare

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What an assessment for ACMEQU412 must cover

32 assessable components: 4 elements (13 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 10 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Investigate horse behaviour

1.1Observe and handle horses to recognise normal, undesirable and other variations of behavioural signs in individual horses
1.2Identify likely causes of undesirable and variations to normal behaviour
1.3Assess risks and issues associated with horse behaviour, and implications for managing, handling and educating
1.4Evaluate current, evidence-based learning principles and techniques used for horse education or managing behaviour

2 Apply knowledge of horse behaviour to managing or educating horses

2.1Determine suitable evidence-based methods and techniques for educating or managing behaviour in individual horses
2.2Develop strategies and individual plans for managing horse behaviour
2.3Communicate information about behavioural challenges and education level of individual horses to handlers, and/or riders, drivers and clients
2.4Reinforce safe handling techniques and strategies to minimise risks associated with horse behaviour and level of education to handlers, and/or riders, drivers and clients

3 Review horse welfare

3.1Analyse regulations, codes of practice and animal welfare frameworks relevant to horses
3.2Assess the welfare of individual horses using a recognised animal welfare assessment framework
3.3Evaluate outcomes of welfare assessment and likely impact on horse behaviour

4 Improve practices to address horse behaviour and welfare

4.1Evaluate impact of current environment, work and management practices on horse behaviour and welfare
4.2Develop and implement work practices to address horse behaviour and welfare requirements

Performance evidence

prepared an ethogram, including body language and facial expressions, for two different horses, including one that is ridden
developed and documented a behaviour management plan for two horses displaying different variations to normal behaviour using appropriate techniques
assessed the welfare of the two horses above using a recognised animal welfare framework assessment tool
communicated information about the behaviour and welfare of the two horses above to a handler and/or rider, driver or client
documented at least two procedures covering workplace practices that incorporate knowledge of horse behaviour and welfare

Knowledge evidence

behavioural needs and patterns of domestic horses, including: handled and unhandled horses herd behaviour individual stabled or yarded horses gender level of education
horse survival needs, including physical environment and health, interactions with humans, other species
horse behaviour, including: body language and vocalisations evolutionary basis of horse behaviour and its impact on the behavioural needs of horses affective/emotional states, including fear, anxiety, hunger, fatigue behaviours and conditions typically linked to strong fight-or-flight response high-risk behaviours (biting, kicking, panicking, extreme flight response)
concept and formats for documenting an ethogram
key features of current research in horse behaviour, cognition and learning
key animal welfare frameworks and application to horses, including Five Freedoms, Five Domains Model, or Quality of Life indicators
application of research to the management, handling, housing and education of horses
identification of situations requiring specialist advice on horse behaviour
effect of the environment, housing, handling, education and management decisions on the behaviour and welfare of horses
key requirements of codes of practice and legislation relating to: work, health and safety, including safely interacting with horses and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) animal welfare, including safe, humane and ethical care of horses, and concept of social licence to operate relevant local government regulations in rural, semi-rural and semi-urban locations

Foundation skills

Learning: Undertake independent research to inform own work practices
Reading: Analyse textual information that presents different viewpoints to inform decision making about horse behaviour and welfare
Writing: Edit and adapt existing documentation to incorporate updated content in print-based or digital format
Oral communication: Adapt communication style to explain information to people with diverse views or unfamiliarity with concepts

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What does an assessment tool for ACMEQU412 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ACMEQU412 needs to address all 32 unit components: 4 elements with 13 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 10 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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