MA Riding Instructor's Exam Questions
And All Correct Answers.
department - Answer The department of food and agriculture
person - Answer Any individual, corporation, partnership, association, or business organization
reactor - Answer an equine which is subject to a test for equine infectious anemia and found positive
Instructor license acquisition - Answer 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? - Answer 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 - Answer March 31 following the date of issuance
, How is license renewed - Answer 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? - Answer 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 - Answer 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.
(d) All Riding School and Stable licenses shall expire on March 31st following the date of
issuance.
(e) All licensees shall post their license on their premises in a place prominently visible to the
public.
(f) 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 receipt of the
Department's decision to deny the license.
And All Correct Answers.
department - Answer The department of food and agriculture
person - Answer Any individual, corporation, partnership, association, or business organization
reactor - Answer an equine which is subject to a test for equine infectious anemia and found positive
Instructor license acquisition - Answer 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? - Answer 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 - Answer March 31 following the date of issuance
, How is license renewed - Answer 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? - Answer 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 - Answer 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.
(d) All Riding School and Stable licenses shall expire on March 31st following the date of
issuance.
(e) All licensees shall post their license on their premises in a place prominently visible to the
public.
(f) 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 receipt of the
Department's decision to deny the license.
