Foraging for horses - equine enrichment
Challenge reference: 7788
Active
Notional learning hours
20
Level
Level 1
Subject area
Preparing for Adulthood pathway
Vocational area
Skills
Learning aim
Learner will be able to forage safely for wild food for horses and demonstrate safe feeding of each item.
Learning context
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Learning outcomes
(What the learner needs to know, understand or be able to do)
The learner will:
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1
. Be able to demonstrate knowledge of safety when foraging for horse safe food in the wild.
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2
. Be able to demonstrate safe foraging out in the community.
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Assessment criteria
(What the learner need to demonstrate in order to meet the learning outcome)
The learner can:
- State three items growing in the wild that are safe to forage for horses
- Give one example of a safe place to forage and one example of a dangerous place to forage
- Describe what is meant by horse safe food growing in the wild i.e. not on a person's private land
- State the main safety rule when foraging for horse safe food
- Identify a safe and appropriate area to forage
- Identify the items they are foraging
- Gather safe foraging for the horse, taking care of their own personal safety i.e. being mindful of thorns and/or only harvesting within reach
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Assessment methodology
Assessment methodology
Linked to learning outcome
Record of oral questioning
1
Observation checklist
2
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