Transcript Unit 306 – Undertake Stable and Yard Management

Unit 306 – Undertake Stable and
Yard Management
Understand the requirements for
stabled and grass-kept horses
• Aims
• Be able to understand the requirements for
stabled and grass-kept horses
• Be able to undertake horse care tasks and to
maintain the health of horses
• Objectives
– To understand the requirements of the assignment, in
relation to the written case study.
– To state at least three of the five recommendations to
maintain Animal Welfare within the Act.
– List the additional welfare requirements of the horse.
– By the end of the session you will be able to state the
minimum requirements of the stable and field considering
the horse’s welfare.
– Identify at least five hazards which can pose a risk to a
horse kept at grass.
– Understand the terms; stabled, grass kept and combined
systems.
Read through Task C
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Task D due in
Make notes
Feel free to ask questions
Task C – final draft due in 13th January. Please hand in draft versions before this to
ensure you are on the right track.
Complete power point put on moodle – please access it and read it thoroughly.
You will need to study the design and the systems in place at Northop College as
part of the study.
Next week 2nd December trip to Four Oaks Livery yard. You will need to bring a
camera and pen and paper to take notes.I will provide prompt notes to help you.
Week starting the 9th December we will be carrying out practical assessments for
the whole session.
Those not completing assessments can carry out health checks or be working on
Task C , the case study. you will need to complete the same prompt sheets for
Northop equine unit as you did for four oaks so that you consider the same areas.
You will need to see me on that morning so that I can mark you in as present.
Welfare
• What does the Animal Welfare Act do?
• It makes owners and keepers responsible for ensuring that
the welfare needs of their animals are met.
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For a suitable environment (place to live)
For a suitable diet
To exhibit normal behavior patterns
To be housed with, or apart from, other animals (if applicable)
To be protected from pain, injury, suffering and disease
• Anyone who is cruel to an animal, or does not provide for
its welfare needs, may be banned from owning animals,
fined up to £20,000 and/or sent to prison.
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The welfare is a primary consideration.
The Equine Industry Welfare Guidelines set out minimum
requirements for housing horses and ponies. The size (and
type) of stabling will be dependent on the size, type and
requirement of the horses and ponies to be stabled.
Stable should be large enough for a horse or pony to stand
up with at least 0.9m (3’) clearance above it’s head.
Sufficient space to lie down, stand up and turn around
without difficulty.
A rule of thumb recommended by the BHS is that a pony
would need a 3m x 3.7 m (10’ x x12’) floor area, and a horse
3.7m x 3.7m (12’ x 12’).
The height should be between 2.7m and 3.4m (9’ & 11’)
stable doors a minimum 1.2m (4’) wide, and 2.3m (7’6")
high, with the bottom door being 1.2m (4’) high.
Minimum requirements of a stable
block
• Level
• Stable
• Secure
• Water
• electric
• Natural light
• Ventilated
• Fire proof (or control measures in place)
• Suitable size
• Waste management
• Storage
• Good access and exit
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Good ventilation is essential.
Must be achieved without placing the horse or pony in a draughty
environment.
High-pitched ceilings improve ventilation by allowing a greater
volume of air to circulate, diluting any ammonia resulting from
urine.
High-level vents, preferably at the ridge, are essential to allow
continuous air movement around the stable.
A window at the front of the stable allows good air flow without
causing a draught.
Minimum requirements of a grazing
field
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Secure
Suitable size
Suitable gradient
Free of poisonous plants and weeds
Provision of water
Shelter
Access and exit
Quality of the grass
Possible hazards to horses kept at
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Fencing
Grass- lack of or too much
Security
Lack of water
Rubbish
Weeds
Poisonous plants
Rugs
Trees
Companions
Methods of keeping a horse
• Stabled
– Stabling a horse for long periods of the day, or completely.
Exercise provided in the form of horse walker or ridden
exercise.
• Field
– The horse spends all of its time in the field, throughout the
seasons.
– Horse leaves the field to be exercised.
• Combined system
– Horse stabled during periods of bad weather and at night
in winter.
– Possibly stabled during the day in summer to avoid flies,
but turned out at night.
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Access to the fields for horse and vehicles.
Field plan (individual or group turnout? Mares
and geldings together or separate?)
Use of grass mats or hard core to maintain the
gateways.
Gradient of land.
Type of land; sand, loam, clay etc
Grasses suitable for horses -Perennial Ryegrass,
Timothy, Creeping Red Fescue, Meadow Fescue, Chewing's
Fescue, Rough Stalked Meadow Grass, Crested
Dogstail,Cocksfoot (not exhaustible)
• Aims
– Compare different stable designs and their impact on equine
welfare
– Assess potential hazards and risks to horses kept at grass
– Evaluate benefits of caring for horses that are stabled, grass kept
and those on combined systems.
• Objectives
– To understand the requirements of the assignment, in relation
to the written case study.
– To state at least three of the five recommendations to maintain
Animal Welfare within the Act.
– List the additional welfare requirements of the horse.
– By the end of the session you will be able to state the minimum
requirements of the stable and field considering the horse’s
welfare.
– Identify at least five hazards which can pose a risk to a horse
kept at grass.
– Understand the terms; stabled, grass kept and combined
systems.
Questions