PATH CTRI Practice Test: Questions & Proper Answers
Movement away from the midline of the body Right Ans - abduction What is something that affects or occurs on both sides of the body Right Ans - bilateral A horse comes out tacked up and you notice that the cantle of the saddle is lower than the pomel. what equipment will fix this Right Ans - add cantle riser or bump pad If you're riding in the arena with another rider and your riding in opposite directions, how should you pass each other Right Ans - rider should pass left side to left side When entering the arena you tell the rider to start tracking right. what does this mean? Right Ans - right side (offside) towards the center of the arena; so turn left when you enter the arena What is the minimum age that students can be in therapeutic riding Right Ans - developed to the age of a 4 year old A horse is brought out prior to a lesson and you are told it is moving unsound.you determine the horse is lame on its left front leg. what would you see?Right Ans - head bobbing up when the left front leg hits the ground What are stressors for equines Right Ans - shift of temperature or weather, being handled by volunteers with different skill levels, carrying an unbalanced rider, difficult mounting/dismounting procedure Creating stimulating experiences like self-grooming mat, varied turn out terrain, and novel forging options are examples of what Right Ans - enrichment Horse has more upright shoulder and upright pastern. what gait quality would you expect? Right Ans - trappy what blemish would be seen on a cow-hocked conformation Right Ans - bog spavin 1 / 2
why would you place a rider with ADHD on a forward moving horse Right Ans - keep attention and stimulate rider what are some signs of metabolic disorder in a horse Right Ans - unusually long coat that doesn't shed with seasons, accumulation of fat patches around specific parts of the body like the tail and dock where is the femur located Right Ans - lower hemisphere of the body when making postural corrections where do you start? Right Ans - proximal to distal you are teaching a student with ASD,ADHD, and a sensory processing disorder. they have difficulty with changes in lesson, specifically when it comes to ending a lesson. what would be the best teaching technique?Right Ans - give a 5min, 2min, 1 min warning that the lesson will be ending where do your legs go during a croup mount Right Ans - over the tail when doing a croup mount where should the right hand be Right Ans - the pommel when doing a croup dismount is it better for the right leg to be straight or bent when going over the cantle Right Ans - straight leg is best a student has cerebral palsy and spastic muscles on the lower half of their body. what movement quality of the horse would be best? Right Ans - smooth gait to not increase spasticity a student has ASD, ADHA, and is sensory seeking. what would the best movement quality of the horse be? Right Ans - trappy gait what horse build would be best for a rider with CP and spasticity in the lower body Right Ans - narrow horse to help with high spasticity what is a grade breed? Right Ans - mixed horse breed
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