A Certificate- Unit 8- Horse Health

A Certificate- Unit 8- Horse Health
This is the 8th Unit of the A Certificate Assessment. There are 10 parts to this Unit. (2.1-2.4).

Suggested lengths for your answers are given as a guide but are flexible, as long as the assessor considers you have answered the question.
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1. What are some signs of internal parasite infestation?*
5 marks
2. Name the most significant internal parasite species that affects horses in Australia. *
5 marks
3. Why is the Faecal Egg Count test so important these days? Length: up to 100 words*
10 marks
FliesMosquitoesAllergy to Culicoides midgesTicks
5. Outline a management program to minimise the risk of gastric ulcers. Length guide: up to 200 words*
10 marks
6. Your horse is lame and you suspect it might be caused by a hoof abscess. How would you investigate it? Length guide - up to 150 words*
10 marks
7. How should a pony’s diet be changed if it suffers from recurrent bouts of laminitis? Length guide: up to 150 words*
10 marks
8. Use the tools in the A manual to prepare an assessment of the conformation of one of your horses. Does he/she have any defects? Are there any signs that these defects are having an effect on his/her health? Use photos or diagrams in your answer.*
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20 marks
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9. How do you take the Capillary Refill Time of a horse? *
5 marks
10. Describe an incident that required first aid treatment of one of your horses in the past year or so. What was it and what did you do? Was there anything missing from your first aid kit? Anything you have now added? Length guide: around 200 words*
20 marks
This ends Unit 8 assessment of the A Certificate. You may want to check your work before pressing submit.
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