equine worker
ISCO: 9212. Skills: 32. Essential: 14.
Essential skills
- animal welfare legislation
- assist animal birth
- biology
- biosecurity
- breed-specific behaviour of horses
- clean horse's legs
- clean stalls
- control animal movement
- maintain pastures
- maintain the farm
- provide care for horses
- supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings
- teach young horses
- young horses training
Supporting skills
- agritourism
- agronomical production principles
- analyse animal locomotion
- assess equid footcare requirements
- assess lameness in horses
- assess requirement for horseshoes
- attach horseshoes
- breed stock
- equine dental diseases
- keep task records
- livestock species
- make farrier tools and supplies
- operate agricultural machinery
- prepare equid hooves
- present the farm facilities
- safe horseback riding principles
- train horses
- transportation vehicles for horses