MA Riding Instructor's Exam
Questions And Correct Answers
department
The department of food and agriculture
person
Any individual, corporation, partnership, association, or business organization
reactor
an equine which is subject to a test for equine infectious anemia and found positive
Instructor license acquisition
1. No person shall hold him or herself out for hire as a horseback riding instructor unless
licensed by the department
2. Any person desiring to apply for a riding instructor's license shall submit, on a form
provided by the department, and application and the appropriate fee
,Who can the department license?
The department may license any person who meets the following minimum
requirements
1. An applicant must be 18 years of age on date of application
2. The applicant must have completed a six months apprenticeship with a licensed riding
instructor, including 60 mounted hours of directly supervised instruction to mounted
students or must be a licensed horseback riding instructor by another government
entity
3 The applicant must have received a satisfactory score on a written exam administered
by the
Department. 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. 128, §§ 2A and 2B;
M.G.L.
c. 129, §§ 9 and 44; M.G.L. c. 272, § 77 and 330 CMR 16.00; and
4. horse anatomy, physiology and general health issues.
When do licenses expire
March 31 following the date of issuance
How is license renewed
Upon submission of an applicationand the appropriate fee, the Department may renew
a license
, of any applicant who provided 60 hours of horse riding instruction during the preceding
licensing year.
When can a license be revoked?
After a hearing if it is found that the licensee
1. Is not competent to provide horseback riding instructions
2. provided instruction in a manner that was unsafe to student or horse
3. Allowed an issued license to be used by an unlicensed person
4. Violated M.G.L. 129, §9, M.G.L. c. 272, §§ 77 through 79B;
5. Violated a quarantine order made by the department
6. Made a material misstatement on the license application
Riding school license aquisition
No person shall engage in the business of operating a riding school or a stable where
horses
are kept for hire in the Commonwealth unless licensed by the Department.
(b) 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.
(c) 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 16.03(2)(a) through (g), the Department may issue a license.
Questions And Correct Answers
department
The department of food and agriculture
person
Any individual, corporation, partnership, association, or business organization
reactor
an equine which is subject to a test for equine infectious anemia and found positive
Instructor license acquisition
1. No person shall hold him or herself out for hire as a horseback riding instructor unless
licensed by the department
2. Any person desiring to apply for a riding instructor's license shall submit, on a form
provided by the department, and application and the appropriate fee
,Who can the department license?
The department may license any person who meets the following minimum
requirements
1. An applicant must be 18 years of age on date of application
2. The applicant must have completed a six months apprenticeship with a licensed riding
instructor, including 60 mounted hours of directly supervised instruction to mounted
students or must be a licensed horseback riding instructor by another government
entity
3 The applicant must have received a satisfactory score on a written exam administered
by the
Department. 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. 128, §§ 2A and 2B;
M.G.L.
c. 129, §§ 9 and 44; M.G.L. c. 272, § 77 and 330 CMR 16.00; and
4. horse anatomy, physiology and general health issues.
When do licenses expire
March 31 following the date of issuance
How is license renewed
Upon submission of an applicationand the appropriate fee, the Department may renew
a license
, of any applicant who provided 60 hours of horse riding instruction during the preceding
licensing year.
When can a license be revoked?
After a hearing if it is found that the licensee
1. Is not competent to provide horseback riding instructions
2. provided instruction in a manner that was unsafe to student or horse
3. Allowed an issued license to be used by an unlicensed person
4. Violated M.G.L. 129, §9, M.G.L. c. 272, §§ 77 through 79B;
5. Violated a quarantine order made by the department
6. Made a material misstatement on the license application
Riding school license aquisition
No person shall engage in the business of operating a riding school or a stable where
horses
are kept for hire in the Commonwealth unless licensed by the Department.
(b) 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.
(c) 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 16.03(2)(a) through (g), the Department may issue a license.
