SISOEQU008 — Instruct fundamental horse riding skills
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What an assessment for SISOEQU008 must cover
133 assessable components: 5 elements (24 performance criteria), 40 performance evidence and 65 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 Plan instructional sessions.
- 1.1Determine objectives of individual sessions to allow progression of skills within overall learning program.
- 1.2Identify and evaluate participant needs, characteristics and current riding skills.
- 1.3Develop session plans to include appropriate exercises for learner requirements and stage of skills acquisition.
- 1.4Identify suitable environment, horses and equipment for riding session.
- 1.5Complete session specific risk assessment and determine safety, emergency response and first aid procedures.
2 Prepare tack, horses and participants.
- 2.1Set up equipment for exercises and complete safety checks on environment and equipment.
- 2.2Select horses of suitable history, size and temperament to match participant capabilities.
- 2.3Check participants’ own personal equipment and tack, if provided, and confirm it is in safe working condition.
- 2.4Select organisation’s tack and personal equipment to match riders and exercises, and check it is in safe working condition.
- 2.5Direct and assist participants to groom horse, fit and adjust tack and personal equipment; check comfort and safety of fit.
3 Brief participants.
- 3.1Communicate instructions and information about session in a manner appropriate to participants.
- 3.2Encourage participants to ask questions and seek advice before and during session.
- 3.3Inform participants of known and anticipated risks, safety procedures, safe behaviour, safe areas and boundaries.
- 3.4Advise participants of communication protocols to use during exercises.
4 Instruct fundamental horse riding skills.
- 4.1Assist with mounting of horses, check and adjust rider equipment, and prepare horses and participants using safe warm up exercises.
- 4.2Implement teaching and coaching techniques to impart skills and knowledge for fundamental horse riding skills.
- 4.3Provide clear and accurate exercise instructions and or demonstrations throughout the session.
- 4.4Facilitate effective group communication and interaction to maintain group control, engagement and safety.
- 4.5Observe and monitor participant riding performance and provide corrective instruction.
- 4.6Monitor participant adherence to safety procedures and assertively correct breaches.
- 4.7Monitor horse behaviour and interaction and promptly control aggressive, misbehaved and frightened horses.
5 Evaluate the session.
- 5.1Debrief and encourage participants to identify personal skill progression and satisfaction with session.
- 5.2Provide feedback on techniques and adherence to safety requirements.
- 5.3Self-evaluate session against learning objectives and identify areas for future improvement.
Performance evidence
- develop three session plans for three different horse riding instructional sessions
- deliver three instructional sessions according to the session plans developed:
- deliver one session to a single learner rider
- deliver two sessions to a group of minimum four and maximum eight learners
- across the three instructional sessions, cumulatively incorporate exercises to develop the following fundamental handling and riding skills for learners:
- saddling and adjusting tack; unsaddling
- bridling and adjusting tack; unbridling
- mounting and dismounting with assistance
- holding, lengthening and shortening the reins
- maintaining gaps between horses during group rides
- using a balanced, independent upright seat position
- starting and stopping
- techniques to stop horse in an emergency
- walking horses including:
- maintaining balance and control
- halt-walk transitions and walk-halt transitions
- turning and guiding the horse at the walk
- trotting horses including:
- maintaining balance and control
- rising trot
- turning and guiding the horse at the trot
- walk-trot and trot-walk transitions
- cantering horses including:
- maintaining balance and control
- turning and guiding the horse at the canter
- cantering on correct lead
- trot-canter and canter-trot transitions
- providing direction to the horse using the following aids:
- legs
- seat
- hands
- riding movements:
- straight lines
- diagonal lines
- circles
- riding towards and away from the group
- cooling down horses
- during all instructional activities:
- consistently control participant adherence to safety procedures
- consistently monitor and control horse behaviour
Knowledge evidence
- organisational safety, emergency response and first aid procedures for horse riding instructional sessions
- requirements of overall learning program and how sessions are sequenced to progressively develop riding skills
- format and contents of session plans
- how characteristics of participants affect the choice of sessional activities:
- age
- current horse riding experience and skill level
- skill development needs
- fitness level and physical capabilities
- injuries and medical conditions
- suitable environments for delivery of fundamental horse riding exercises
- purpose, features and safe set up of equipment used for fundamental riding exercises
- reasons for grooming horses prior to fitting tack and risks associated with not grooming
- safe grooming techniques, purpose, features and use of grooming equipment used before fitting tack
- purpose, features of, and techniques used to fit and adjust tack to ensure correct fit, comfort for horse and safety of rider to include:
- saddles of different types and their suitability for different riders and riding activities
- saddles cloths
- bridles
- reins
- bits
- stirrups with safety features
- breastplates
- safe techniques used to unsaddle and unbridle horses
- purpose and features of personal protective equipment for new and inexperienced riders to include:
- clothing
- footwear
- helmets
- factors that affect the selection of tack and personal protective equipment to suit riders and exercises
- communication protocols used between participants, instructors and horses during instructional sessions
- teaching and coaching techniques applicable to horse riding and a range of ages and learning abilities
- techniques used to provide constructive feedback to learners
- a range of instructional exercises used to develop the following fundamental handling and riding skills:
- saddling and adjusting tack; unsaddling
- bridling and adjusting tack; unbridling
- mounting and dismounting with assistance
- holding, lengthening and shortening the reins
- maintaining gaps between horses during group rides
- using a balanced, independent upright seat position
- starting and stopping
- techniques to stop horse in an emergency
- walking horses including:
- maintaining balance and control
- halt-walk transitions and walk-halt transitions
- turning and guiding the horse at the walk
- trotting horses including:
- maintaining balance and control
- rising trot
- turning and guiding the horse at the trot
- walk-trot and trot-walk transitions
- cantering horses including:
- maintaining balance and control
- turning and guiding the horse at the canter
- cantering on correct lead
- trot-canter and canter-trot transitions
- providing direction to the horse using the following aids:
- legs
- seat
- hands
- riding movements:
- straight lines
- diagonal lines
- circles
- riding towards and away from the group
- cooling down horses
- common behavioural problems of horses during group rides
- techniques used to control adverse horse behaviour while maintaining welfare of the horse and safety of rider
Foundation skills
- Reading: interpret detailed familiar organisational safety, emergency response and first aid procedures.
- Writing: prepare detailed session plans incorporating correct terminology and jargon for the exercises; use fundamental sentence structure to complete safety checklists that require factual information.
- Oral communication: provide clear and unambiguous instructions to learners using language and terms easily understood by novice riders; ask open and closed probe questions and actively listen to determine learners’ understanding of riding techniques.
- Planning and organising: manage own timing and that of participants to complete instructional sessions within organisational service times.
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Questions about assessing SISOEQU008
What does an assessment tool for SISOEQU008 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for SISOEQU008 needs to address all 133 unit components: 5 elements with 24 performance criteria, 40 performance evidence requirements, 65 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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Related units
- SISOEQU001 — Handle horses
- SISOEQU002 — Ride horses using fundamental skills
- SISOEQU003 — Ride horses on tracked trail rides
- SISOEQU004 — Ride horses on untracked trail rides
- SISOEQU005 — Guide horse trail rides in tracked areas
- SISOEQU006 — Guide horse trail rides in untracked areas
- SISOEQU007 — Instruct horse handling skills
- SISOEQU009 — Instruct the advancement of recreational horse riding skills
- SISOEQU010 — Identify hazards, assess and control safety risks for horse handling and riding activities
- SISOEQU011 — Manage horse illness and injury in remote areas
- SISOEQU012 — Assess horses for sport or recreational performance
- SISOEQU013 — Condition horses for sport or recreational performance
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