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1. movement away from the midline of the body
Answer: abduction
2. what is something that affects or occurs on both sides of the body
Answer: bilateral
3. 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
Answer: add cantle riser or bump pad
4. if you're riding in the arena with another rider and your riding in opposite
directions, how should you pass each other
Answer: rider should pass left side to left side
5. when entering the arena you tell the rider to start tracking right. what does
this mean?
Answer: right side (ottside) towards the center of the arena; so turn left when you enter the arena
, 6. what is the minimum age that students can be in therapeutic riding
Answer: developed to the age of a 4 year old
7. 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?
Answer: head bobbing up when the left front leg hits the ground
8. what are stressors for equines
Answer: shift of temperature or weather, being handled by volunteers with ditterent skill levels, carrying
an unbalanced rider, diflcult mounting/dismounting procedure
9. creating stimulating experiences like self-grooming mat, varied turn out ter- rain,
and novel forging options are examples of what
Answer: enrichment
10. horse has more upright shoulder and upright pastern. what gait quality
would you expect?
Answer: trappy
11. what blemish would be seen on a cow-hocked conformation
Answer: bog spavin
12. why would you place a rider with ADHD on a forward moving horse
Answer: keep attention and stimulate rider