This skill set reflects the work undertaken for natural horse breeding on stud farms, particularly in the thoroughbred horse breeding sector.

It covers knowledge and skills relating to educating stallions, carrying out natural mare mating procedures and supervising the handling of horses and natural breeding program on a stud farm. It applies to individuals who have demonstrated experience of handling and interacting with horses safely.

Note: Prior to undertaking this skill set individuals must be competent in the prerequisite unit ACMEQU202* Handle horses safely (which has the prerequisite, ACMEQU205 Apply knowledge of horse behaviour).

An asterisk (*) next to the unit code indicates that there are prerequisite requirements which must be met when packaging the skill set. Please refer to the Prerequisite requirements table for details.

• RGRHBR302* Carry out mare mating procedures
• RGRHBR405 Supervise natural horse mating program
• RGRHBR407* Educate stallions for breeding
• RGRPSH302 Supervise handling of horses

Note the following prerequisites that apply to units in this Skill Set.