Qualification Structure BHS Stage 4 Care Care A

Qualification Structure

BHS Stage 4 Care

Care A Guidance (Breadth of content that may be covered during Assessment Learning Outcome Assessment Criteria assessment) An ability to consider advantages and disadvantages Method is expected in addition to technical competence 1. Be able to use 1.1 Maintain safe handling and • Handling fit horses in the stable, positioning Observation and specialist tack in a safe working procedures for health, for designated task discussion and efficient manner safety and welfare • Removing of water, droppings, hay • Tidying equipment 1.2 Manage own time • Work at commercial speed efficiently according to industry practice 1.3 Explain methods of • Head collar restraint to ensure safety of • Bridle horse and handler • Lunge cavesson • Skin pinch • Lip twitch (and unacceptable twitches – ear twitch) • Chifney 1.4 Select, fit and evaluate Fit tack considering horse welfare: tack for a range of situations Dressage tack: • Modern comfort bridle • Variations of nosebands in current use • Bit fittings • Double bridle • Dressage saddle • Pad, cloth, numnah • Girth, protector Jumping tack: • Cross country bridle • Martingale • Suitable reins • Noseband • Jumping saddle • Girth • Breast plate (to include five point)

1.5 Evaluate use of training • With relation to horse conformation aids • Draw reins • Bungees • Market Harborough • Harbridge • De Gogue, Chambon • Pessoa 1.6 Evaluate use of a range of • Relation to anatomy of mouth bits • Snaffles • Double bridle bits • Gags • Pelhams • Bitless bridles • Dressage legal bits • Other bits on common use 1.7 Select, fit and evaluate leg • Cross country protection • Show jumping • Dressage 2. Understand feeding 2.1 Explain nutritional and Identify the nutritional requirements of different Discussion and management of the dietary needs at different types of horses for different disciplines competition horse stages of the fattening • Dressage programme • Cross country

The British Horse Society, Abbey Park, Stareton, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2XZ Tel: 02476 840500 | Email: [email protected] | Web: www.bhs.org.uk The British Horse Society is a Registered Charity Nos. 210504 and SC038516 • Show jumping • Stallions • Mare-in-foal • Developing young stock • Fast growing young stock • Developmental Orthopaedic Disease (DOD) • Bulk to concentrate ratios 2.2 Explain the vitamin and • Provision of vitamins and minerals within the mineral needs of horses food ration • Supplementary feeding, how and when? 2.3 Analyse the management • Physiological and psychological effects of of health conditions that may incorrect nutrition be linked to nutrition Conditions may include: • Tying up • Lymphangitis • Filled legs • EMS (diabetes) • Gastric ulcers • Colic • Laminitis • Obesity 2.4 Analyse the management • Grooming and presentation of horse of competition horses pre, • Feeding, hydration during and post competition • Routine, turn out • Workload • Transportation within home based country • Regulations • Passports and relevant paperwork • Care and management techniques at a competition • Stabling away from home 2.5 Evaluate a range of • Show jumping (foxhunter) fittening processes for • Dressage (medium) performance horses • Eventing (intermediate) • Endurance (50 miles / 80km) • Polo • Show horses Care B Guidance (Breadth of content that may be covered during Assessment Learning Outcome Assessment Criteria assessment) An ability to consider advantages and disadvantages Method is expected in addition to technical competence 3. Be able to assess the 3.1 Assess static and Type, size, sex, age of the horse, condition Observation and physiology of horses dynamic conformation matched to suitable work profiles discussion Static: • Identify strengths and weaknesses relating to the frame and covering muscular structure • Divide horse into sections • How proportion and balance influences soundness and the ride Dynamic: • Walk in hand • Trot in hand • Turning and reversing • Flexion test (discussion only) • Lungeing for soundness • Identify quality of movement • Soundness or unsoundness in gait 3.2 Evaluate a horse’s • Condition scoring physical condition • Level of fitness • Muscular development • TPR 3.3 Analyse the condition of a • Condition of limbs

The British Horse Society, Abbey Park, Stareton, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2XZ Tel: 02476 840500 | Email: [email protected] | Web: www.bhs.org.uk The British Horse Society is a Registered Charity Nos. 210504 and SC038516 horse’s lower leg and foot • Relationship of foot to limb balance • Foot balance implications 3.4 Identify a selection of • Standard remedial shoes and how they • Rolled toe would be used in the • Support shoe rehabilitation of lameness • Raised heel • Bar shoe • Gel pads – silicon / impression materials • The use and fitting of hoof boots for unshod horses 3.5 Describe common • Box rest practices for treating lameness • Rehabilitation work • Walking in hand and under saddle • Drug treatment – joint medication, NSAID • Veterinary medical intervention • Cold and warm treatment • Circulatory treatments (massage, shockwave, magnetic, ultra sound, TENS, etc) • Treadmill • Water therapy • Horse walker 3.6 Analyse current bandaging • Support methods • Pressure • Stable • Foot poultice and bandage 3.7 Select and fit suitable foot • Poultice dressing and figure of eight • Wound protection bandage 3.8 Explain the function of • Quarters different muscle groups • Back • Shoulders • Neck and top line with reference to locomotion and gait 3.9 Differentiate between • Tendons and ligaments related to front and muscles, tendons and hind legs ligaments on the skeletal • Connection to muscle structure frame • Flexor and extensor tendons • Annular, check and suspensory ligaments 3.10 Explain the common • Inspection and care of legs after competition injuries to tendons and • Correct warm up and cool down ligaments • Sprain • Strain • Laceration • Tear • Suspensory, check, collateral ligament damage • Injuries more commonly seen in specific disciplines 3.11 Explain the preparation • Daily routine and management of a • Use of popular management techniques competition horse (including turn out) and equipment • Veterinary intervention • Treadmills • Heat lamps or pads • Massage pads • Stretching • Magnetic therapy • Care of legs • Hydro treatments 4. Understand how to 4.1 Explain how to recognise • Muscle tone Discussion care for specific groups the signs of ageing • Dental changes of horses • Eating habits • Stiffness

The British Horse Society, Abbey Park, Stareton, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2XZ Tel: 02476 840500 | Email: [email protected] | Web: www.bhs.org.uk The British Horse Society is a Registered Charity Nos. 210504 and SC038516 4.2 Describe ongoing care of • Feeding the older horse • Management • Turn out • Work 4.3 Analyse potential risks to • Recognise hazards horse health and wellbeing • Risk management • Health and safety policy • Ensuring effective communication to all stakeholders 4.4 Describe how to maintain • Cleanliness health and well being • Isolation • Dealing with new horses • Contagion and infection, common conditions 4.5 Describe end of life care • Assessing quality of life • Signs that may indicate the need for euthanasia • Procedure and veterinary intervention • Carcass disposal • Passport requirements 4.6 Analyse procedures for • Identification of symptoms managing a suspected • Immediate procedures outbreak of a contagious • Short, medium and long term action disease planning 5. Understand how to 5.1 Describe the signs of a • Shape Discussion care for mares and mare in foal • Weight youngstock • Udder • Behaviour 5.2 Explain how mares in foal • Feeding should be cared for • Turn out 5.3 Describe the foaling • Signs of foaling process • Inside or outside • Normal foaling • Identifying problems and when veterinary intervention is required • Immediate after care (importance of colostrum, passing of meconium, retention of afterbirth) 5.4 Evaluate care options for • Stabled the mare and foal • Turned out • Handling • Company of others • Health checks 5.5 Evaluate physical needs of • Castration young horses • Exercise • Group turn out • Stabling • Handling for daily routine attention • Health care including joint development 5.6 Evaluate methods of • Handling handling young horses • Weaning • Feeding • Work in hand • Preparation for ridden work • Time scales • Work sessions (length) • Health care • Loose jumping • Introduction to loading and transportation