PATH CTRI COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
STUDY GUIDE
●● Mandatory standard *A30
Answer: Administrative
American Society for Testing and Materials - Safety Equipment Institute
(ASTM-SEI) certified helmet/international equivalent: mounted, driving,
or vaulting - VIKA'S CHARLES OWEN/EXTRA HELMETS IN
CROWS NEST
●● Mandatory standard *F16
Answer: Facility
Does the center have the following:
1. Telephone/Communication device in a designated location - UPPER
LOUNGE
2. Written emergency information posted adjacent - UPPER LOUNGE
●● Mandatory standard *F20
Answer: Facility
Tack and equipment are safe and in good repair procedure - TACK
CHECK
,●● Equine Welfare and Management Standards - *EQM5
Answer: Workload limit documentation:
1. Max limit - 3 hours continuous/6 hours total - WRANGLR
2. Written records - hours and types for each equine per day - THINK
LESSON PLAN
●● Mounted Standards: *MA1
Answer: Written evidence - mounted sessions are supervised by a
certified PATH Intl. Riding Instructor - THINK LESSON PLAN
●● Mounted Standards: *MA2
Answer: Do all participants wear a helmet (ASTM-SEI) or an
international equivalent - VIKA PURPLE HELMET
If not ASTM-SEI or international equivalent - written documentation
meeting the PATH International Guidelines for Alternative Helmet Use
●● Mounted Standards: *MA4
Answer: Safety stirrups or appropriate footwear
- THINK ETHAN - SNEAKERS W SAFETY / VIKA - TALL BOOTS
,●● Services Available to the Instructor: Where to Find Information
About the Accreditation Process:
Answer: - PATH Intl. Standards Manual
- CTRI Study Guide
- Candidate Handbook
- PATH Website/Online resources
●● Steps and Requirements to Become an Instructor:
Answer: - 18+
NO LESS THAN 90 DAYS PRIOR TO INTENDED DATE OF
TESTING:
- CTRI application fee
- Purchase and Submit Instructor Application with:
- 1 . Equine Handling Skills
- 2 . Equine Management Skills
- 3 . Video demonstration of Riding Instruction and Communication of
Riding Skills
- 4. Documentation of Experience Working with Individuals with
Disabilities
- 5 . Documentation of Supervised Instruction of Therapeutic Riding
Lessons
, - 6 . Proof of current Adult & Child CPR and First Aid certifications
- 7 . Proof of passing score on PATH Intl. Standards exam (score valid
for 1 year)
- 8 . Signed PATH Intl. Certified Professional Code of Ethics
- Pay for exam
- Authorization to test
- Pass exam
●● Emergency Procedures - Instructor manages...
Answer: response
●● Leader stays with
Answer: horse - away from incident
Where this is a fallen rider, the horse leader will move the rider's horse
away from the rider and then halt and head the horse. All other horse
leaders are to halt their horses and head them
●● Sidewalker stays with
Answer: rider
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
STUDY GUIDE
●● Mandatory standard *A30
Answer: Administrative
American Society for Testing and Materials - Safety Equipment Institute
(ASTM-SEI) certified helmet/international equivalent: mounted, driving,
or vaulting - VIKA'S CHARLES OWEN/EXTRA HELMETS IN
CROWS NEST
●● Mandatory standard *F16
Answer: Facility
Does the center have the following:
1. Telephone/Communication device in a designated location - UPPER
LOUNGE
2. Written emergency information posted adjacent - UPPER LOUNGE
●● Mandatory standard *F20
Answer: Facility
Tack and equipment are safe and in good repair procedure - TACK
CHECK
,●● Equine Welfare and Management Standards - *EQM5
Answer: Workload limit documentation:
1. Max limit - 3 hours continuous/6 hours total - WRANGLR
2. Written records - hours and types for each equine per day - THINK
LESSON PLAN
●● Mounted Standards: *MA1
Answer: Written evidence - mounted sessions are supervised by a
certified PATH Intl. Riding Instructor - THINK LESSON PLAN
●● Mounted Standards: *MA2
Answer: Do all participants wear a helmet (ASTM-SEI) or an
international equivalent - VIKA PURPLE HELMET
If not ASTM-SEI or international equivalent - written documentation
meeting the PATH International Guidelines for Alternative Helmet Use
●● Mounted Standards: *MA4
Answer: Safety stirrups or appropriate footwear
- THINK ETHAN - SNEAKERS W SAFETY / VIKA - TALL BOOTS
,●● Services Available to the Instructor: Where to Find Information
About the Accreditation Process:
Answer: - PATH Intl. Standards Manual
- CTRI Study Guide
- Candidate Handbook
- PATH Website/Online resources
●● Steps and Requirements to Become an Instructor:
Answer: - 18+
NO LESS THAN 90 DAYS PRIOR TO INTENDED DATE OF
TESTING:
- CTRI application fee
- Purchase and Submit Instructor Application with:
- 1 . Equine Handling Skills
- 2 . Equine Management Skills
- 3 . Video demonstration of Riding Instruction and Communication of
Riding Skills
- 4. Documentation of Experience Working with Individuals with
Disabilities
- 5 . Documentation of Supervised Instruction of Therapeutic Riding
Lessons
, - 6 . Proof of current Adult & Child CPR and First Aid certifications
- 7 . Proof of passing score on PATH Intl. Standards exam (score valid
for 1 year)
- 8 . Signed PATH Intl. Certified Professional Code of Ethics
- Pay for exam
- Authorization to test
- Pass exam
●● Emergency Procedures - Instructor manages...
Answer: response
●● Leader stays with
Answer: horse - away from incident
Where this is a fallen rider, the horse leader will move the rider's horse
away from the rider and then halt and head the horse. All other horse
leaders are to halt their horses and head them
●● Sidewalker stays with
Answer: rider
