PATH INTL CTRI STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question 1
You have a student who is short in stature coming to ride with you at a specific time
when the only available saddle is clearly going to be too big for the student. What
position will they likely present?
a. Anterior Position
b. Balanced/Neutral Position
c. Posterior Position
d. Chair Seat
Correct Answer
Chair Seat
Question 2
For a rider struggling to grasp and shorten the reins, what would be a suitably
adaptive rein choice?
a. Ladder reins
b. Gaming reins
c. Rommel reins
d. Split reins
Correct Answer
Ladder Reins
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,Question 3
What is the best way to evaluate a participant’s posture?
a. Front
b. Back
c. Sided.
d. All angles
Correct Answer
All Angles
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,Question 4
A group of three riders—Sarah, Kim and Sean—is working on learning the posting
trot. The various disabilities of the riders in this group are attention deficit disorder,
intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder. During the lesson, each rider
benefits from the instructor using three unique learning modalities for teaching:
auditory, visual and kinesthetic.
The CTRI is aware that use of a variety of methods to allow the riders to practice the
skill in many ways encourages mastery. Even though one technique may work for
Sarah, a different technique may have to be used to support Kim and Sean to learn
the same skill. The instructor has prepared for the lesson by outlining possible
teaching techniques to employ for each learning modality
Name two teaching techniques in each of the three learning modalities to improve
the skill of direct rein steering
Correct Answer
Riding Skill• Direct Rein Steering
Auditory Techniques:
Provide a task analysis for the skill.
Ask the rider to "pull the rein back to your pant pocket."
Visual Techniques:
Watch another rider in the group utilize direct rein aids.
Label one rein "right" and one rein "left."
Kinesthetic Techniques:
The rider receives a hand-over-hand prompt to use direct rein from a sidewalker.
The rider closes eyes and feels the horse moving right and left in response to
moving reins.
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, Question 5
Jane is teaching a lesson to four riders in an outdoor arena. One of the horses in the
group, Mimi, is starting to look very alert and begins to flare her nostrils. The
instructor notices an unfamiliar loose dog running toward the arena as Mimi starts to
turn in circles and while her leader tries to hold her still. As the instructor moves
toward the nervous horse, she calls for the other three horses in the lesson to halt and
be headed by their leaders while the sidewalkers perform an arm over the thigh hold
to secure the riders. The other three horses have continued to maintain their typically
level-headed demeanor as the dog approaches.
The instructor requests for the volunteer sidewalking with Mimi to do an emergency
dismount; after confirming with the second sidewalker that the rider's feet are free
from the stirrups, the volunteer pulls the rider's hips to his hips and turns so that his
body is between the horse and the rider, as simultaneously the horse leader does her
best to walk the nervous horse in a straight line away from the dismounted rider and
the other riders still mounted in the group. After the dog has passed the arena, Mimi
settles and the rider is able to remount. The lesson continues without further incident.
After the lesson, the instructor meets with the volunteers to debrief about the
emergency response and answer any questions. The staff works to identify the owner
of the dog to prevent future occurrences.
What other choices could the instructor have made in this scenario to address the
emergency situation?
Correct Answer
Jane could have decided to ask the side walkers to do an emergency dismount for
all of the riders in the group.
Question 6
Which of the following is an appropriate aide to support a rider’s foot?
a. Shoelaces to hold the rider’s foot in the stirrup
b. Rubber bands to hold the rider’s foot in the stirrup
c. Velcro to hold the rider’s foot in the stirrup
d. Never use additional supplies to hold the rider’s foot in place
Correct Answer
Rubber Bands to hold rider's foot in place
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question 1
You have a student who is short in stature coming to ride with you at a specific time
when the only available saddle is clearly going to be too big for the student. What
position will they likely present?
a. Anterior Position
b. Balanced/Neutral Position
c. Posterior Position
d. Chair Seat
Correct Answer
Chair Seat
Question 2
For a rider struggling to grasp and shorten the reins, what would be a suitably
adaptive rein choice?
a. Ladder reins
b. Gaming reins
c. Rommel reins
d. Split reins
Correct Answer
Ladder Reins
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,Question 3
What is the best way to evaluate a participant’s posture?
a. Front
b. Back
c. Sided.
d. All angles
Correct Answer
All Angles
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,Question 4
A group of three riders—Sarah, Kim and Sean—is working on learning the posting
trot. The various disabilities of the riders in this group are attention deficit disorder,
intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder. During the lesson, each rider
benefits from the instructor using three unique learning modalities for teaching:
auditory, visual and kinesthetic.
The CTRI is aware that use of a variety of methods to allow the riders to practice the
skill in many ways encourages mastery. Even though one technique may work for
Sarah, a different technique may have to be used to support Kim and Sean to learn
the same skill. The instructor has prepared for the lesson by outlining possible
teaching techniques to employ for each learning modality
Name two teaching techniques in each of the three learning modalities to improve
the skill of direct rein steering
Correct Answer
Riding Skill• Direct Rein Steering
Auditory Techniques:
Provide a task analysis for the skill.
Ask the rider to "pull the rein back to your pant pocket."
Visual Techniques:
Watch another rider in the group utilize direct rein aids.
Label one rein "right" and one rein "left."
Kinesthetic Techniques:
The rider receives a hand-over-hand prompt to use direct rein from a sidewalker.
The rider closes eyes and feels the horse moving right and left in response to
moving reins.
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, Question 5
Jane is teaching a lesson to four riders in an outdoor arena. One of the horses in the
group, Mimi, is starting to look very alert and begins to flare her nostrils. The
instructor notices an unfamiliar loose dog running toward the arena as Mimi starts to
turn in circles and while her leader tries to hold her still. As the instructor moves
toward the nervous horse, she calls for the other three horses in the lesson to halt and
be headed by their leaders while the sidewalkers perform an arm over the thigh hold
to secure the riders. The other three horses have continued to maintain their typically
level-headed demeanor as the dog approaches.
The instructor requests for the volunteer sidewalking with Mimi to do an emergency
dismount; after confirming with the second sidewalker that the rider's feet are free
from the stirrups, the volunteer pulls the rider's hips to his hips and turns so that his
body is between the horse and the rider, as simultaneously the horse leader does her
best to walk the nervous horse in a straight line away from the dismounted rider and
the other riders still mounted in the group. After the dog has passed the arena, Mimi
settles and the rider is able to remount. The lesson continues without further incident.
After the lesson, the instructor meets with the volunteers to debrief about the
emergency response and answer any questions. The staff works to identify the owner
of the dog to prevent future occurrences.
What other choices could the instructor have made in this scenario to address the
emergency situation?
Correct Answer
Jane could have decided to ask the side walkers to do an emergency dismount for
all of the riders in the group.
Question 6
Which of the following is an appropriate aide to support a rider’s foot?
a. Shoelaces to hold the rider’s foot in the stirrup
b. Rubber bands to hold the rider’s foot in the stirrup
c. Velcro to hold the rider’s foot in the stirrup
d. Never use additional supplies to hold the rider’s foot in place
Correct Answer
Rubber Bands to hold rider's foot in place
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