CTRI Exam 2024 questions with correct
answers
Characteristics of a Program Horse - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ respond to diverse groups of
handlers, tolerate sporadic movement, non-reactive, and tolerate new experiences
Approximate Age of Suitable Equine - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ 8-16 years, late teens or early
twenties
Does breed matter when selecting equines? - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ Not necessarily, some
breeds are more able to accommodate therapeutic programs, but it is not a determining factor
What are some considerations for confirmation? - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ Confirmation should
not impact ability to perform activities or create unsoundness. An equine does not need perfect
confirmation to be considered. (Long-term soundness is the goal)
Describe General Gait - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ moves forward easily and is able to pick up feet
well, may respond to voice commands
rack - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ faster exaggerated four-beat gait
running walk - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ four-beat gait with lateral sequence, hind hoof will set
down before forefoot on same side
tolt - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ four-beat gait with ipsilateral sequence of footfalls and eight
phases
General Heigh for Program Horses - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ 14-15HH
, Navicular Disease - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ inflammation or degeneration of the navicular bone
and its surrounding tissues usually in the front feet of the horse
ringbone lameness - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ affects the pastern and coffin joints in horses
laminitis - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ inflammation and damage of the tissue between the hoof
and underlying coffin bone
reliability - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ equine is consistent and dependable
Lungeing - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ builds the top-line, useful for reinforcing vocal aids, and
expands lesson programs
Factors that Impact Student and Equine - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ Participants height, weight,
volunteers needed, mounting procedure, lesson goals, temperament, cognitive characteristics,
sensory needs, skill level, tack
How to discourage equine burnout - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ enrichment, careful selection,
allow for breaks, fitness programs, turnouts, and relationships with specific handlers
signs of burnout in equines - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ changes in behavior, nipping, avoidance of
being haltered, pinning ears, and hesitation
signs of equine stress - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ showing whites of eyes, pinned ears, rapidly
moving arms, gnawing, flared nostrils, repetitive behaviors such as cribbing, excessive sweating, tail
swishing, unwillingness to work, decreased appetite, attempts to feel
Stressors - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ temperatures, shifts in weather, stabling stress, trailering,
changes in routine, illness, difficult mounting or dismounting (think about whiskey and cider)
inappropriate workloads, carrying unbalanced riders (huckleberry)
answers
Characteristics of a Program Horse - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ respond to diverse groups of
handlers, tolerate sporadic movement, non-reactive, and tolerate new experiences
Approximate Age of Suitable Equine - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ 8-16 years, late teens or early
twenties
Does breed matter when selecting equines? - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ Not necessarily, some
breeds are more able to accommodate therapeutic programs, but it is not a determining factor
What are some considerations for confirmation? - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ Confirmation should
not impact ability to perform activities or create unsoundness. An equine does not need perfect
confirmation to be considered. (Long-term soundness is the goal)
Describe General Gait - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ moves forward easily and is able to pick up feet
well, may respond to voice commands
rack - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ faster exaggerated four-beat gait
running walk - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ four-beat gait with lateral sequence, hind hoof will set
down before forefoot on same side
tolt - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ four-beat gait with ipsilateral sequence of footfalls and eight
phases
General Heigh for Program Horses - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ 14-15HH
, Navicular Disease - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ inflammation or degeneration of the navicular bone
and its surrounding tissues usually in the front feet of the horse
ringbone lameness - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ affects the pastern and coffin joints in horses
laminitis - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ inflammation and damage of the tissue between the hoof
and underlying coffin bone
reliability - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ equine is consistent and dependable
Lungeing - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ builds the top-line, useful for reinforcing vocal aids, and
expands lesson programs
Factors that Impact Student and Equine - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ Participants height, weight,
volunteers needed, mounting procedure, lesson goals, temperament, cognitive characteristics,
sensory needs, skill level, tack
How to discourage equine burnout - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ enrichment, careful selection,
allow for breaks, fitness programs, turnouts, and relationships with specific handlers
signs of burnout in equines - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ changes in behavior, nipping, avoidance of
being haltered, pinning ears, and hesitation
signs of equine stress - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ showing whites of eyes, pinned ears, rapidly
moving arms, gnawing, flared nostrils, repetitive behaviors such as cribbing, excessive sweating, tail
swishing, unwillingness to work, decreased appetite, attempts to feel
Stressors - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ temperatures, shifts in weather, stabling stress, trailering,
changes in routine, illness, difficult mounting or dismounting (think about whiskey and cider)
inappropriate workloads, carrying unbalanced riders (huckleberry)
