<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Hi All,<div>Further to the email sent last night regarding the exercising of horses please note the following amendment.</div><div><ul><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 17px;"><b><font color="#b51a00">CASP confirms that open sided arenas are permitted for the purposes of exercising horses.</font></b></span></li></ul><div><br></div>Kind regards,<br><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jan Pike </span><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hon Director/Executive Officer </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Riding for the Disabled Association (NSW)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <a href="tel:0416525192" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">0416525192</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img width="200" height="72" src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1GuzhI2-pOVnCREKALPyZVkSiaD4e5iLX&revid=0BwnrlhM7KXT6czhnbUx6SDZzNFhodEthdWFaVkJpcjkxZ3FNPQ" data-unique-identifier=""></span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> jan pike <janpike86@gmail.com><br><b>Date:</b> 30 March 2020 at 9:15:02 pm AEDT<br><b>To:</b> "<centres@rdansw.org.au>" <centres@rdansw.org.au>, snc@rdansw.org.au, RDANSW State Office <stateoffice@rdansw.org.au><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Fwd: COVID-19 guidelines regarding exercising of horses.urgent</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr">Hi Everyone,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The Board has been receiving enquires regarding the exercising of horses during this unprecedented situation.</div><div dir="ltr">The Board enlisted the advice of CASP on this issue and following an urgent meeting today the following guidelines were formulated. The Board asks all centres in the interest of the present environment to please adhere to these requirements as of midnight tonight.</div><div dir="ltr">Obviously we all hold the welfare of our horses as paramount however we must also respect the Government directives to support the endeavour to return our country to “normal “ times.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Stay safe everyone and together we will overcome this situation.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Kind regards, the <br><br><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jan Pike </span><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hon Director/Executive Officer </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Riding for the Disabled Association (NSW)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <a href="tel:0416525192" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">0416525192</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img width="200" height="72" src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1GuzhI2-pOVnCREKALPyZVkSiaD4e5iLX&revid=0BwnrlhM7KXT6czhnbUx6SDZzNFhodEthdWFaVkJpcjkxZ3FNPQ" data-unique-identifier=""></span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Nicole King <training@rdansw.org.au><br><b>Date:</b> 30 March 2020 at 7:35:21 pm AEDT<br><b>To:</b> Board@rdansw.org.au<br><b>Cc:</b> CASP@rdansw.org.au<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>COVID-19 guidelines regarding exercising of horses.</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi all, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please find below the details determined by CASP at today’s meeting in response to the query regarding exercising of horses. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nicole<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To provide clarity regarding essential Horse Welfare activities including exercising of horses, as RDA(NSW) Centres are designated as workplaces Safework NSW guidelines must be followed. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The following guidelines are recommended by RDA(NSW) CASP, subject to additional Government stipulations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All horse interactions at RDA(NSW) Centres must be conducted under the supervision of a Coach unless the volunteer has previously been approved by an RDA(NSW) Coach as a Designated Horse Handler or Designated Rider – See RAM Doc – CEN-11<span style="color:#1F497D">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All interactions must ensure that a minimum distance of 1.5m is observed at all times. A maximum of 5 volunteers including the Coach should be onsite at any one time. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Static interactions must not exceed 10mins to enable delegation of duties and </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">All horse interactions must be in an open arena or area ie: not an indoor arena including</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> fully open-sided covered arena)”</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and maintain 1.5m between horses.</span></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All Volunteers attending RDA(NSW) Centre to carry out essential maintenance and Horse welfare actions must: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Not be a person who has been directed by NSW Health to self-isolate <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Not been in direct contact with a person who has travelled within the last 14 days or been infected with COVID-19. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Essential Personal Protective Equipment and processes must be in place: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All people must wash hands when arriving and leaving at the site.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All equipment must be used by one person only – eg: lead ropes must not be shared, brushes should be used by one person and one horse 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