PATH CTRI EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
5 sections
1- equine management
2- participant/volunteer management
3- lesson management
4- risk management
5- riding theory
1- equine handling
1- identify unsoundness
2- manage equine behavior
3- basic anatomy
2- participant/volunteer management
1- participant issues
2- effective teaching
3- volunteer management
3- lesson management
1- assess participant suitability
2- create lesson plan/adjust as needed
3- progress notes
4- fit equipment (horse and rider)
4- risk management
,1- safety checks
2- identify alignment issues
3- respond to emergencies
5- riding theory
1- tack up
2- arena etiquette
what influences the topline?
"tangs"
-training regimen
-age
-nutrition
-genetics
-saddle fit
equine behavior (causes and solutions)
"swerv"
-soundness
-working environment
-equipment fit
-rider balance/behavior
-volunt influences
how is topline developed?
"thlbs"
-transitions
-hills
-lateral movement (leg yields)
,-bending
-body stretches
what ensures equine wellness?
- breaks
- workload
-pairing (with participants)
- relationships
- stressors
-routine
-fitness
-nutrition
front conformation
"wcs hds"
-width of chest
-correctness of legs
-spring of rib
-head
-depth of body
-symmetry
rear conformation
"mcds"
-muscle definition
-correctness of legs
-depth of body
-symmetry
side conformation
, "bcn tpl dj"
-balance/symmetry
-correctness of legs
-neck length/thickness
-topline length and lie
-legs length of bone
-depth of body
-joint angles
way of going conformation
uwfff
unsoundness, way of going, footfall patterns on two tracks,
freedom of movement/bend, frame
bowed tendon
-unsoundness
-Thickening of the back of the leg above the fetlock
bone spavin
-unsoundness
-bony enlargement at the base and medial surface of the hock
contracted heels
SOLUTIONS
5 sections
1- equine management
2- participant/volunteer management
3- lesson management
4- risk management
5- riding theory
1- equine handling
1- identify unsoundness
2- manage equine behavior
3- basic anatomy
2- participant/volunteer management
1- participant issues
2- effective teaching
3- volunteer management
3- lesson management
1- assess participant suitability
2- create lesson plan/adjust as needed
3- progress notes
4- fit equipment (horse and rider)
4- risk management
,1- safety checks
2- identify alignment issues
3- respond to emergencies
5- riding theory
1- tack up
2- arena etiquette
what influences the topline?
"tangs"
-training regimen
-age
-nutrition
-genetics
-saddle fit
equine behavior (causes and solutions)
"swerv"
-soundness
-working environment
-equipment fit
-rider balance/behavior
-volunt influences
how is topline developed?
"thlbs"
-transitions
-hills
-lateral movement (leg yields)
,-bending
-body stretches
what ensures equine wellness?
- breaks
- workload
-pairing (with participants)
- relationships
- stressors
-routine
-fitness
-nutrition
front conformation
"wcs hds"
-width of chest
-correctness of legs
-spring of rib
-head
-depth of body
-symmetry
rear conformation
"mcds"
-muscle definition
-correctness of legs
-depth of body
-symmetry
side conformation
, "bcn tpl dj"
-balance/symmetry
-correctness of legs
-neck length/thickness
-topline length and lie
-legs length of bone
-depth of body
-joint angles
way of going conformation
uwfff
unsoundness, way of going, footfall patterns on two tracks,
freedom of movement/bend, frame
bowed tendon
-unsoundness
-Thickening of the back of the leg above the fetlock
bone spavin
-unsoundness
-bony enlargement at the base and medial surface of the hock
contracted heels
