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RGRPSH415 — Ride horses in races

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What an assessment for RGRPSH415 must cover

52 assessable components: 3 elements (15 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 28 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 Follow an appropriate pre-race and post-race routine

  • 1.1Weigh out at correct weight according to rules of racing
  • 1.2Prepare race gear and check for safety prior to race day and immediately prior to a race
  • 1.3Provide race meeting documentation to officials
  • 1.4Assess track features and racecourse conditions
  • 1.5Apply pre-race and post-race procedures that are appropriate to the rules of racing
  • 1.6Comply with starting procedures and instructions from racing officials

2 Plan and use appropriate race strategies and riding skills

  • 2.1Utilise speed maps and other forms of analysis to prepare for race
  • 2.2Warm horses up and down before and after race according to trainer’s instructions and with regard to the rules of racing and animal welfare requirements
  • 2.3Use riding skills that are appropriate to a variety of track conditions and situations
  • 2.4Modify strategies appropriately as required during races and according to pace and how race is being run
  • 2.5Ensure race riding techniques applied conform to the rules of racing and are safe, competitive and meet public expectations

3 Report on race

  • 3.1Evaluate and report horse race performance
  • 3.2Report race incidents according to racetrack procedures
  • 3.3Apply protocol for communicating performance
  • 3.4Undertake a post-race assessment of own performance

Performance evidence

  • There must be documented evidence of the individual’s race riding history, verified by the Principal Racing Authority, that the apprentice jockey is currently licensed, and that confirms the individual has ridden in at least 100 races on a variety of tracks, over a variety of distances, on a variety of horses, for a variety of trainers, demonstrating competitive and safe race riding skills.
  • reported on the effect of gear worn by horses, and recommended changes to the trainer
  • implemented the trainer’s, or owner’s, pre-race instructions
  • implemented changes to pre-race plan and explained why the change was instigated
  • evaluated own and horse’s performance.

Knowledge evidence

  • principles and practices of race riding, including:
  • common racehorse behaviour traits
  • individual horse characteristics, behaviour, form and history
  • predicted behaviour or racing style of opposition horses in race
  • race riding strategies
  • saddlery and other race gear
  • personal protective equipment and purpose for its use
  • techniques for whip use
  • track features, surfaces and conditions
  • drug testing procedures
  • types of race injury to horses
  • functions of rider agents
  • relevant protocols and rules of racing related to riding in races:
  • Australian and local rules of racing for race riding
  • types and classes of races
  • handicapping system
  • industry terminology related to handling and racing horses
  • race meeting documentation
  • pre-race and post-race procedures
  • starting procedures
  • weighing procedures
  • drug testing procedures
  • reporting incidents
  • protocol for communicating performance – own and horse
  • racing industry standards and expectations relevant to riding horses in races:
  • communication procedures with race meeting personnel and wider racing industry
  • animal welfare requirements
  • safety requirements, including safe operating procedures.

Foundation skills

  • Learning: Reflect on own performance to determine areas of strength and improvement
  • Navigate the world of work: Comply with rules of racing and race protocols, and safe and ethical horse handling and race riding
  • Interact with others: Follow racing protocols and practices for written and oral communication when reporting to and interacting with a range of racing personnel
  • Get the work done: Use a range of information and instructions to plan and strategise race Make appropriate judgement calls on race riding strategies based on a range of common racing scenarios and contingency situations Anticipate and respond rapidly to changed circumstances in a race, including emergency situations

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What does an assessment tool for RGRPSH415 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for RGRPSH415 needs to address all 52 unit components: 3 elements with 15 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 28 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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