MA riding Instructor's Exam Questions
And All Correct Answers.
the department - Answer the department of food and agriculture
person - Answer an individual, corporation, association, partnership, or other business organization
reactor - Answer any equine which is subject to test for equine infectious anemia and tests positive
regular business of selling, dealing, auctioning, or transporting equine animals - Answer means selling,
dealing, auctioning, or transporting more than 20 equines a year
stable where horses are kept for hire - Answer renting horses for hire for rides trails rides and drives
including use for ranches, camps, hay/pony rides
engage in equine activity - Answer includes riding driving training assisting in vet care and use of or
visiting an equine facility for an event spectators in authorized area are not included
equine - Answer horse pony mule or donkey
7 examples of equine activity - Answer 1. equine shows, fairs, competition
2. equine training or teaching activities
3. boarding equines/ engaging in daily care
4. evaluate equine by purchaser or agent
5. rides or trips etc sponsored by equine activity sponsors
6. shoeing
7.assisting in vet care
equine activity sponsor - Answer individual, group, club, partnership, or corporation that sponsors,
organizes, or provides facility for equine activity
equine professional/ four examples - Answer a person engaged for compensation
1. instructing a participant or renting an equine for equine activity
2. renting tack and equipment to participant
3. provide daily care for equines being boarded at facility
4. to train equine
inherent risks of equine activity - Answer dangers or conditions which are an integral part of equine
activities
, five examples of inherent risks of equine activities - Answer 1. propensity of equines to behave in ways
that result in injury
2. unpredictability of equines reaction to external stimuli
3. hazards such as surface or subsurface conditions
4. collisions with other equines or objects
5. participants act in negligence that may result in injury to them or others
participant - Answer any person ( amateur or professional) who engages in equine activity
four examples or things that would prevent or limit liability to equine activity sponsor or professional -
Answer 1. i. provided facility/ equipment that was the cause of injury
ii. failed to confirm appropriate horse and participant match up based on skill level
2. property is in dangerous condition and owner was aware prior to injury
3. commits an act of omission that constitutes willful disregard of safety of participant
4. intentionally injures participant
subsection c - Answer no partcipant or representative shall make any claim, maintain an action or
recover from an equine activity sponsor or equine professional for any injury damage or death as a result
from inherent risk
requirements for chapter 128 section 2D subsection D (signage) - Answer 1. professional must post and
maintain signs with the warning notice written in paragragh form with black ink and atleast 1 inch letters
must be included in a contracts in paragraph form must be hung up in the proximity or equine activity
and easily visible
warning notice (verbatim) - Answer WARNING
Under Massachusetts law, an equine professional is not liable for an injury to, or the death of, a
participant in equine activities resulting from the inherent risks of equine activities, pursuant to section
2D of chapter 128 of the General Laws.
what are the three requirements in order to become a licensed riding instructor according to 330 CMR
16.02 - Answer a. applicant must be 18 or older
b.applicant must have completed 6 month apprenticeship with licensed instructor with atleast 60 hours
of observed instruction or is licensed through another governing entity
c. applicant must have a passing score on the written exam
the department may revoke or suspend a license after MGL 30A hearing and upon finding the licensee
is.. - Answer a. is not competent in giving horseback riding instruction
b. provided instruction in a manner unsafe for the horse or rider
c. allowed an issued license to be used by an unlicensed person
And All Correct Answers.
the department - Answer the department of food and agriculture
person - Answer an individual, corporation, association, partnership, or other business organization
reactor - Answer any equine which is subject to test for equine infectious anemia and tests positive
regular business of selling, dealing, auctioning, or transporting equine animals - Answer means selling,
dealing, auctioning, or transporting more than 20 equines a year
stable where horses are kept for hire - Answer renting horses for hire for rides trails rides and drives
including use for ranches, camps, hay/pony rides
engage in equine activity - Answer includes riding driving training assisting in vet care and use of or
visiting an equine facility for an event spectators in authorized area are not included
equine - Answer horse pony mule or donkey
7 examples of equine activity - Answer 1. equine shows, fairs, competition
2. equine training or teaching activities
3. boarding equines/ engaging in daily care
4. evaluate equine by purchaser or agent
5. rides or trips etc sponsored by equine activity sponsors
6. shoeing
7.assisting in vet care
equine activity sponsor - Answer individual, group, club, partnership, or corporation that sponsors,
organizes, or provides facility for equine activity
equine professional/ four examples - Answer a person engaged for compensation
1. instructing a participant or renting an equine for equine activity
2. renting tack and equipment to participant
3. provide daily care for equines being boarded at facility
4. to train equine
inherent risks of equine activity - Answer dangers or conditions which are an integral part of equine
activities
, five examples of inherent risks of equine activities - Answer 1. propensity of equines to behave in ways
that result in injury
2. unpredictability of equines reaction to external stimuli
3. hazards such as surface or subsurface conditions
4. collisions with other equines or objects
5. participants act in negligence that may result in injury to them or others
participant - Answer any person ( amateur or professional) who engages in equine activity
four examples or things that would prevent or limit liability to equine activity sponsor or professional -
Answer 1. i. provided facility/ equipment that was the cause of injury
ii. failed to confirm appropriate horse and participant match up based on skill level
2. property is in dangerous condition and owner was aware prior to injury
3. commits an act of omission that constitutes willful disregard of safety of participant
4. intentionally injures participant
subsection c - Answer no partcipant or representative shall make any claim, maintain an action or
recover from an equine activity sponsor or equine professional for any injury damage or death as a result
from inherent risk
requirements for chapter 128 section 2D subsection D (signage) - Answer 1. professional must post and
maintain signs with the warning notice written in paragragh form with black ink and atleast 1 inch letters
must be included in a contracts in paragraph form must be hung up in the proximity or equine activity
and easily visible
warning notice (verbatim) - Answer WARNING
Under Massachusetts law, an equine professional is not liable for an injury to, or the death of, a
participant in equine activities resulting from the inherent risks of equine activities, pursuant to section
2D of chapter 128 of the General Laws.
what are the three requirements in order to become a licensed riding instructor according to 330 CMR
16.02 - Answer a. applicant must be 18 or older
b.applicant must have completed 6 month apprenticeship with licensed instructor with atleast 60 hours
of observed instruction or is licensed through another governing entity
c. applicant must have a passing score on the written exam
the department may revoke or suspend a license after MGL 30A hearing and upon finding the licensee
is.. - Answer a. is not competent in giving horseback riding instruction
b. provided instruction in a manner unsafe for the horse or rider
c. allowed an issued license to be used by an unlicensed person
