Assessment Requirements for ACMHBR504 Manage horse pastures

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Assessment Requirements for ACMHBR504 Manage horse pastures

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 1	This version released with the ACM Animal Care and Management Training Package Version 1.0.

Performance Evidence

An individual demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements and performance criteria of this unit.

There must be evidence that the individual has developed a land use plan for managing pastures for a horse breeding operation, including:

applying environmental protection strategies for land use and management

determining existing and future infrastructure requirements

determining grazing management systems consistent with horse behaviour and their nutritional needs

determining pasture nutrient requirements

determining soil physical characteristics and land use capability

determining pasture maintenance arrangements.

Knowledge Evidence

An individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge required to perform the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit. This includes knowledge of:

environmental protection strategies

grazing systems

growth patterns and characteristics for different weeds

pest and vermin management strategies

effects of chemicals on plants, weeds and horses

advantages and disadvantages of irrigation and effects on pasture nutrients

horse behaviour in pastures

horse nutritional requirements

land and soil conditions

nutrient characteristics of different soils

pasture plant and grass species growth patterns and energy levels

property planning processes

roughage requirements of horses

sustainable land management practices

water, vegetation and soil management strategies.

Assessment Conditions

Assessment of skills must take place under the following conditions:

physical conditions:

a workplace or an environment that accurately represents workplace conditions

resources, equipment and materials:

information about land conditions, horse stock and business requirements of the operation

operational documentation and systems to complete, and land management plan

technology to research and develop pasture management plan.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Links

Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=c6399549-9c62-4a5e-bf1a-524b2322cf72

Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=b75f4b23-54c9-4cc9-a5db-d3502d154103