Massachusetts Riding
Instructor Licensing Exam
16.01 Department - -the department of Food and Agriculture
- 16.01 Person - -Any individual, corporation, partnership, association, or
other business organization
- 16.01 Reactor - -any equine which is subject to a test for equine infectious
anemia and found positive
- 16.01 Regular business of selling, dealing, auctioning, or transporting
equine animals - -Shall mean selling, dealing, auctioning, or transporting
more than 20 equine animals per year
- 16.01 Stable where horses are kept for hire - -Shall include the renting of
horses for rides, drives, or trail rides including their use as part of camp or
ranch activities, and the use of horses for hay rides or pony rides
- 16.02 (1) - rule regarding only acting as an instructor for hire if licensed - -
No person shall hold himself or herself out as a horse riding instructor for
hire unless licensed by the Department
- 16.02 (2) - rule declaring submission of application for riding instruction to
the Department - -Any person desiring to apply for a riding instructor license
shall submit, on a form provided by the Department, an application and the
appropriate fee
- 16.02 (3) The Department may license any applicant who meets the
following minimum requirements: - -a - 18 years of age as of date of
application
b - applicant has completed 6 month apprenticeship, including 60 hrs of
supervised instruction by a licensed instructor
c - application has received a satisfactory score on the exam
- 16.02 3c: The exam will evaluate an applicant's knowledge relative to the
following: - -1. Riding theory
2. Safety
3. Laws and regulations pertaining to horses including M.G.L. c. 272, 77 and
330 CMR 16.00,
4. horse anatomy, physiology, and general health issues
, - 16.02 (4) - when riding licenses expire - -All riding instructor licenses shall
expire on March 31st following the date of issuance
- 16.02 (5) - rule on renewal of licensure - -Upon submission of an
application and the appropriate fee, the Department may renew a license of
any applicant who provided 60 hours of riding instruction during the
preceding licensing year
- 16.02 (6) - The department may revoke or suspend any license after a
M.G.L 30A hearing and upon finding that the license is: - -a. not competent
to provide horseback riding instructions
b. provided instructions in a manner unsafe to either the student or the
horse
c. allowed an issued license to be used by an unlicensed person
d. Violated MGL 129,9, MGL c272, 77 thru 79B
e. violated a quarantine order issued by the Department; or
f. Made a material misstatement on the license application
- 16.03 (1a) A license is required - -No person shall engage in the business
of operating a riding school or stable where horses are kept for hire in the
Commonwealth unless licensed by the department
- 16.03 (1b) - must submit application and fee to department - -Any person
desiring to apply for a Riding School and Stable license shall submit, on a
form provided by the department, an application and the appropriate fee
- 16.03 (1c) - inspecting facilities - -Upon receipt of a completed application
for a license, the Department shall inspect the applicant's facilities. If the
Department finds the facilities and equipment in compliance with 330 CMR
16.032 a thru g, the department may issue a license
- 16.03 (1d) - when license expires - -All riding school and stable licenses
shall expire on March 31st following the date of issuance
- 16.03 (1e) License visibility to public rule - -All licensees shall post their
license on their premises in a place prominently visible to the public
- 16.03 (1f) - Reasoning for Department's denial of a license and the rule for
appealing the decision - -The Department may deny a license to any
applicant whose facilities and equipment fail to comply with 330 CMR
16.03(2)(a) through (g). Any applicant whose license has been denied may
submit a written request for a hearing within fourteen days following the
receipt of the Department's decision to deny the license.
- 16.03 (1g) The department may revoke or suspend a license after a MGL c
30A hearing and upon finding that a license has: - -1. Violated MGL c 129, 9,
Instructor Licensing Exam
16.01 Department - -the department of Food and Agriculture
- 16.01 Person - -Any individual, corporation, partnership, association, or
other business organization
- 16.01 Reactor - -any equine which is subject to a test for equine infectious
anemia and found positive
- 16.01 Regular business of selling, dealing, auctioning, or transporting
equine animals - -Shall mean selling, dealing, auctioning, or transporting
more than 20 equine animals per year
- 16.01 Stable where horses are kept for hire - -Shall include the renting of
horses for rides, drives, or trail rides including their use as part of camp or
ranch activities, and the use of horses for hay rides or pony rides
- 16.02 (1) - rule regarding only acting as an instructor for hire if licensed - -
No person shall hold himself or herself out as a horse riding instructor for
hire unless licensed by the Department
- 16.02 (2) - rule declaring submission of application for riding instruction to
the Department - -Any person desiring to apply for a riding instructor license
shall submit, on a form provided by the Department, an application and the
appropriate fee
- 16.02 (3) The Department may license any applicant who meets the
following minimum requirements: - -a - 18 years of age as of date of
application
b - applicant has completed 6 month apprenticeship, including 60 hrs of
supervised instruction by a licensed instructor
c - application has received a satisfactory score on the exam
- 16.02 3c: The exam will evaluate an applicant's knowledge relative to the
following: - -1. Riding theory
2. Safety
3. Laws and regulations pertaining to horses including M.G.L. c. 272, 77 and
330 CMR 16.00,
4. horse anatomy, physiology, and general health issues
, - 16.02 (4) - when riding licenses expire - -All riding instructor licenses shall
expire on March 31st following the date of issuance
- 16.02 (5) - rule on renewal of licensure - -Upon submission of an
application and the appropriate fee, the Department may renew a license of
any applicant who provided 60 hours of riding instruction during the
preceding licensing year
- 16.02 (6) - The department may revoke or suspend any license after a
M.G.L 30A hearing and upon finding that the license is: - -a. not competent
to provide horseback riding instructions
b. provided instructions in a manner unsafe to either the student or the
horse
c. allowed an issued license to be used by an unlicensed person
d. Violated MGL 129,9, MGL c272, 77 thru 79B
e. violated a quarantine order issued by the Department; or
f. Made a material misstatement on the license application
- 16.03 (1a) A license is required - -No person shall engage in the business
of operating a riding school or stable where horses are kept for hire in the
Commonwealth unless licensed by the department
- 16.03 (1b) - must submit application and fee to department - -Any person
desiring to apply for a Riding School and Stable license shall submit, on a
form provided by the department, an application and the appropriate fee
- 16.03 (1c) - inspecting facilities - -Upon receipt of a completed application
for a license, the Department shall inspect the applicant's facilities. If the
Department finds the facilities and equipment in compliance with 330 CMR
16.032 a thru g, the department may issue a license
- 16.03 (1d) - when license expires - -All riding school and stable licenses
shall expire on March 31st following the date of issuance
- 16.03 (1e) License visibility to public rule - -All licensees shall post their
license on their premises in a place prominently visible to the public
- 16.03 (1f) - Reasoning for Department's denial of a license and the rule for
appealing the decision - -The Department may deny a license to any
applicant whose facilities and equipment fail to comply with 330 CMR
16.03(2)(a) through (g). Any applicant whose license has been denied may
submit a written request for a hearing within fourteen days following the
receipt of the Department's decision to deny the license.
- 16.03 (1g) The department may revoke or suspend a license after a MGL c
30A hearing and upon finding that a license has: - -1. Violated MGL c 129, 9,
