Equine Level 3 Needs Analysis Assessment


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Equine Level 3 Needs Analysis Assessment

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Date: __________________

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1.

Nicole had to apply in writing to join an Equine course. To impress them, she typed the letter below. Nicole has made some errors. Please correct as many as you can by circling and writing any corrections above the text.

Dear Madam, I seen in the paper how you have a level three Equine Coarse. I am thirdy and have just finish my level too course. I done this for twelve months and I done quite good and I really want to get a higher qualifcation. I taken my horse to Riding Club during the year and helped out at the local stables when I could The supervisers there are happy for yous to contact them and I can get a referense for you from them? I past the Pony Club C certifcate and I have my first aid certificate which I gotten in 2009. I’m sure I will do quiet well as Im expereinced and very keen.

Yours sincerely

Nicole Brown

Equine Level 3 Needs Analysis Assessment Reading Comprehension 2.

Please read the passage below and answer the following questions.

An extract from the book ‘Give a Man a Horse’ by Dianne Haworth The arrival of Sir Tristram in New Zealand was to become one of the world’s great equine success stories got off to a very bad start. The stallion looked and behaved shockingly, and he displayed the manners of a street fighter. The scorch marks from the English stud farm fire marred his coat, and someone had cut a fringe on the top of his mane that had left his hair sticking out at right-angles to his head. He was certainly no beauty, Patrick had to admit privately. But his appearance was of less concern than his temperament. A day after he was delivered to Fencourt on 7 September 1976 he attacked John, sinking his teeth into his jersey and hurling him over a rail into the next paddock. ‘I don’t want to be involved with this bloody horse,’ John stamped off as Patrick arrived on the scene. There was a similar episode with a member of staff, so Patrick decided that if this was going to be the sort of carry-on they had to put up with, it would be in the best interests of everyone’s safety if he became the sole handler of Sir Tristram. He would give Sir Tristram the stable name of Paddy, both for his Uncle Paddy back in Ireland and for the stallion’s fiery temper, and allow him a couple of days to settle into his new home before that all important showing in front of his investors. Come show day, Patrick paraded Sir Tristram up and down before his syndicate, but he was mortified to experience the one reaction he had never expected, even in his darkest moments. There was utter silence — no comment, no reaction, no nothing. Humiliated and furious at their rejection of his choice, Patrick silently led Sir Tristram back to his box. It was left to one of his shareholders and a close friend, Fred Bodle from Whakanui Stud, to voice the opinions of the rest, when Patrick rejoined them. ‘Look, you know we’re pretty disappointed,’ he began. ‘We think you have made a mistake. We think you’ve bought a shocking looking horse.’ And it wasn’t just Fred giving voice to his personal opinion — three or four other shareholders followed Bodle’s lead, telling Patrick they would happily opt out of the arrangement if they could.

Equine Level 3 Needs Analysis Assessment

Patrick was so upset he didn’t know how he retained his composure as he struggled to find the words to defend Paddy and thank his backers for coming to meet their great investment. His dreams had crumbled to dust. Dazed and sick at heart, Patrick somehow got through the evening. The next morning, after a terrible, sleepless night and with tears pouring down his cheeks, Patrick walked down to the paddock to feed Sir Tristram. He grasped the bit of the stallion who was eyeing him warily, and confronted him. ‘Well Paddy, you know, we’re in a heap of trouble here,’ Patrick addressed the horse. ‘It doesn’t look like anybody likes you too much, or me either for that matter. We have both failed our supporters. So it’s just you and me, and we’ve got do the best we can together. I’ll put my very best mares forward to you,’ he promised, ‘and in return, I want you to give the best shot you’ve got for every one of those mares. ‘Do that, that’s all I ask . . . and I promise that whether you succeed or you are a great failure, you will be in my paddock or on my place or wherever I am for the rest of your life. You will never, ever be removed. You will stay with me forever, and this will be your paddock and your home until the day you die.’ By now Patrick was bawling his eyes out. ‘I promise you that, Paddy I know you are an outlaw, but now we have a bond. We have got to understand each other. We have got to beat the doubters, and we’ll do that by becoming as one.’

Equine Level 3 Needs Analysis Assessment

(i) On what date did Sir Tristram arrive at Fencourt? a. 7th September 1976 b. 12th September 1975 c. 6th September 1976 d. 4th October 1976 (ii)

How did Sir Tristram look on his arrival? a. Well dressed b. Beautiful c. Appalling d. Striking

(iii) Why was his appearance of less concern than his temperament? a.

Because he would be hard to handle and dangerous at the stud.

b.

Because no one cared what he looked like.

c.

Because the shareholders were scared of him.

d.

Because he needed a couple of days to settle in.

Equine Level 3 Needs Analysis Assessment

(iv)

Why did Patrick become ‘Paddy’s’ main handler? a. Because no one else applied for the job. b. Because the shareholders thought Patrick was the best suited for the job. c. Because Paddy was aggressive toward John and another handler. d. Because Patrick and Paddy were both Irish.

(v)

Were the shareholders of Sir Tristram: a.

Thrilled with the purchase that had been made.

b.

Dissatisfied with the purchase that had been made.

c.

Made no judgement of the purchase that had been made.

d.

Satisfied with the purchase that had been made.

(vi) What did Patrick promise Sir Tristram? a. That he would stay with him forever. b. That he would send him to Ireland. c. That he would let him live at Whakanui Stud. d. That he would build him a nice stable.

Equine Level 3 Needs Analysis Assessment

Writing – Expressing an Opinion

3.

Please write two paragraphs about why you want to complete the Level 3 Equine qualification, and state what skills or knowledge you would most like to learn on the course: