Rider 4

MODULE 1: RIDING BIOMECHANICS

All lessons are on Youtube. To find your lesson, click on the time in the detail section.
Do: Lessons 1-10
Do: Practice Quiz
Write: Exam (module 1 questions)

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Mounted Tests

Mounted video testing

Options for Specialty testing: The following tests finish your Rider IV program, however your specialty should be your major, which is the most courses (disciplines) completed for accreditation. Requirement is two tests scores at 55% or higher.
1) Classical or Western Dressage Silver III or higher
2) Any other discipline (located on the website)

Practice QUIZ

STUDY first and then try the PRACTICE QUIZ. You do not have to send it in.

PRACTICE QUIZ
True or false: (T= True or F= False)

1. The average horse can bend in a twenty meter curvature naturally.
2. In performing the medium trot, there must not be resistance in the reins.
3. The horse's neck is used to counter balance the horse in movement

Multiple choice:
4. What is the leg sequence for the rein-back?
a. Hind left, right front, hind right, left front
b. Hind left, left front, hind right, right front
c. Hind left, left front & hind right, right front
d. Hind left & front right, hind right & front left

5. An arched neck is defined by the enlarging of which muscles?
a. Flexor
b. Extensor
c. Nuchal
d. All of the above

6. A flying change of leg is:
a. Done at the canter
b. A change of leading leg
c. Done without hesitation
d. All of the above

7. What is the curvature of the traversale?
a. 15-18 meters
b. 17-20 meters
c. 6-10 meters
d. 11-14 meters

8. How many beats are in the turn on the haunch?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

9. The aids for the above picture would create which movement?
a. Shoulder-in
b. Half Pass
c. Traversale
d. Renvers

10. The aids for the above picture would create which movement?
a. Passade done on a volte by tipping the shoulders inside
b. Schooling pirouette done on a volte by tipping the shoulders inside
c. Traversale done on a circle
d. Traversale done on a volte by performing a renvers

The answers are at the bottom

Answers for the practice quiz are as follows: True or False - All are true. Multiple Choice: 4D, 5B, 6D, 7C, 8D, 9C, 10A

WHEN YOU ARE READY WRITE THE FINAL EXAM ON THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE

MODULE 2: EQUINE HEALTH Lessons

All lessons are on Youtube. To find your lesson, click on the time in the detail section.
Do: Lessons 1-6
Practice: Midterm
Do: Lesson 7-12 (no videos)
Write: Final Exam (module 2 questions)

Midterm Exam

it's time to write the midterm

TEST YOURSELF and see how you are doing. You do not have to send the exam in. It is just for practice.

PRACTICE TEST FOR REVIEW
True or false: (T= True or F= False) From Lessons 1-6
1. TPR stands for Temperature, Pressure, Respiration.
2. A general exam is only used before purchasing.
3. The horses defecates 8 to 10 times a day on average.
4. Capillary refill time tells you the horse's blood flow.
5. A swollen belly is a sign of a parasitic infection.
6. An overload of parasites can cause liver failure.
7. Girth galls can be caused by dirty girths.
8. Call the veterinarian if the horse has an eye wound.
9. Call the veterinarian if the horse has a dull coat.
10. Blue gums mean the horse is not receiving enough oxygen.

Multiple choice:
11. A accident has occured, what is the first thing you should do for your horse?
a. Call the vet.
b. Keep the horse calm.
c. Take the horse's tack off.
d. Give an antibiotic.

12. Should you call the vet if your horse has a joint wound?
a. Yes, immediately
b. It can wait for a bit first
c. No
d. I don't know

13. Should you call the vet if your horse has an eye wound?
a. Yes, immediately
b. It can wait for a bit first
c. No
d. I don't know

14. What kind of bandage should you use for a bleeding wound?
a. Figure eight
b. Poultice
c. Pressure
d. Hot fomentation

15. The wound is still bleeding, what should you do?
a. Keep applying pressure
b. Add more cotton and keep applying pressure
c. Remove the cotton and add new cotton and pressure
d. Let it air dry

16. A sharp piece of glass may do what to the skin?
a. Incision
b. Abrasion
c. Contusion
d. None of the above

17. A nail in a board may cause what kind of injury?
a. Chemical
b. Abrasion
c. Incision
d. Puncture

18. What is cold hosing?
a. Running water over the wound for 15 minutes
b. Applying ice for 15 minutes
c. For Mud Fever only
d. None of the above

19. Proud flesh is
a. Excessive blood
b. Excessive fibre
c. Excessive granulated tissue
d. A lack of skin tissue

20. When bandaging a leg
a. Pull the ligaments to the middle of the horse
b. Pull the ligaments to the outside of the horse
c. Push the ligaments to the oustide of the horse
d. Doesn't matter

21. Which bandage offers some mobility to a joint?
a. Pressure and Figure 8
b. Figure 8 and Spider
c. Pressure and Spider
d. Pressure and Poultice

22. Which bandage can draw out heat?
a. Poultice
b. Pressure
c. Sweat
d. Hot Fomentation

23. The easiest way to control a horse while medicating is which way?
a. Lip twitch
b. Chain
c. Hold the halter
d. Lift a front leg

24. Giving a need into the muscle is called what?
a. Intramuscular
b. Intravenous
c. Subcutaneous
d. Muscular

25. What is the buildup of natural oils, dirt and dust called?
a. Sebum
b. Sheath
c. Cecum
d. Smegma

26. After castration the area needs to
a. Be covered
b. Drain
c. Wrapped
d. Nothing done

27. What is a geriatric horse?
a. Lame
b. Young
c. Mature
d. Old

28. A geriatric horse may develop which one?
a. Sway back
b. Colic
c. Euthanasia
d. Pelvic Flexure

29. How many teeth does the mature horse have?
a. 32
b. 36
c. 46
d. 26

30. The incisors have what
a. Infundibulum
b. Smegma
c. Sebum
d. Colic

Answers are at the bottom

Answers for the practice Midterm exam are: The only true answers are 3,4,5,6,7,8, and 10. Multiple Choice: 11A, 12A, 13A, 14C, 15B, 16A, 17D, 18A, 19C, 20A, 21B, 22A, 23C, 24A, 25D, 26B, 27D, 28A, 29B, 30A.

MODULE 3: EQUINE ANATOMY Lessons

All lessons are on Youtube. To find your lesson, click on the time in the detail section.
Do: Lessons 1-5
Practice: Midterm
Do: Lesson 6-10
Write: Final Exam (module 3 questions)

Extra video

Anatomy and Biomechanics from Colleen Brady on Vimeo.

Midterm Exam

it's time to write the midterm

TEST YOURSELF and see how you are doing. You do not have to send it in. It is just for practice.

PRACTICE TEST FOR REVIEW
True or false: (T= True or F= False) From Lessons 1-5
1. Looking at the side of the horse is called the median plane.
2. One of the purposes of the skeleton is to keep everything rigid.
3. Yellow marrow stores fat.
4. A joint is where two bones meet.
5. The fluid in a joint is called interstertial.
6. To flex means to reduce the angle to the body, such as bending the knee.
7. The region just behind the masseteric region but above the laryngeal is called the parotid.
8. The ear is made of auricular cartilage.
9. TMJ stands for Temporary Muscles and Joints.
10. The hyoid apparatus supports the root of the tongue.
11. The zygomatic bone helps create the facial crest.
12. The external occipital depression creates the poll.
13. The large opening on the occipital bone is called the foramen magma.
14. The first cervical vertebra is called the atlas.
15. The joint between the atlas and the axis is called the atlanto-occipital joint.
16. The atlanto-axial joint is also called the no joint.
17. The caudal vertebrae help the horse balance in movement.
18. Lumbar vertebrae have smalled transerve processes.
19. The horses limbs make up the axial skeleton.
20. The scapula rests in a sling of muscles and is not attached to the spine.
21. The knee is the carpus.
22. The calcaneus is equivalent to the human heel.
23. A sprain is when the bones have moved out of alignment.
24. Ligaments attach muscle to muscle.
25. The ability for the stifle to lock is part of the horses stay apparatus.
26. Three kinds of muscle are smooth, cardiac and striated.
27. When muscles are not used and get smaller, it is called atrophy.
28. Connective tissue that helps in between layers of muscle is called facial.
29. The cutaneous muscles help the skin move, and twitch.
30. The orbicularis oris is responsible for making the eye blink.

The answers are below

Answers for the practice exam are as follows: True or False - 1,3,4,6,7,8,10,11,14,16,17,20,21,22,25,27,29.

MODULE 4: EQUITATION SCIENCE Lessons

All lessons are on Youtube. To find your lesson, click on the time in the detail section.
Do: Lessons 1-4
Do: Practice Quiz
Write: Final Exam (module 5 questions)

Practice QUIZ

TIME TO STUDY FOR THE FINAL EXAM. TRY DOING THE PRACTICE QUIZ.

TEST YOURSELF and see how you are doing. You do not have to send it in. It is just for practice.

PRACTICE QUIZ FOR REVIEW
True or false: (T= True or F= False) From Lessons 1-4

Ride with a rounded back.
Always keep in vertical alignment
Anxiety and fear create tense muscles
The joints should be free to absorb the horse's motion
The rider receives energy from the ground
When neck reining with the romal reins, put the index finger between the reins
Women are smaller and have a narrower pelvis.

Multiple choice:
8. Which muscles are consider the pillar of strength?
a. Neck
b. Legs
c. Arms
d. Core

9. How does turning the thumbs upward help the rider's posture?
a. Back straightens
b. Chin up
c. Rider more in the vertical
d. All of the above

10. What is the minimum a person should exercise during the week?
a. 40 minutes 3 times a week
b. 20 minutes 3 times a week
c. 10 minutes 5 times a week
d. 30 minutes 4 times a week

11. What helps the rider absorb shock from each of the horse's steps
a. Supple lumbar and ankles
b. Supple thigh and elbows
c. Supple neck and shoulders
d. None of the above

12. Which is correct alignment
a. Eyes, shoulder, belly, toes
b. Ears, shoulder, hip, heel
c. Ears, breast bone, hip, toes
d. Chin, breast bone, belly, toes

13. What is the result if a rider tilts his head to the side?
a. Horse hollows his back
b. Back hollows
c. Same side help hollows shifting weight over
d. Opposite side hip hollows shifting weight over

14. What is a good measurement for where the stirrups should be when not jumping?
a. 2 holes shorter than the ankle
b. 4 holes shorter than the ankle
c. Level with the ankle
d. Level with the sole

15. On average, a jumper should have his or her stirrups
a. 2 holes longer
b. 4 holes shorter
c. 2 holes shorter
d. Level with the ankles

16. Where is a driving aid done
a. In front of the girth
b. At the girth
c. Behind the girth
d. Doesn't matter

17. Put the following in chronological order:
A. Prepare the horse. B. Horse relaxes. C. Horse executes. D. Rider aids the movement. E. Horse responds. F. Rider yields pressure. G. Harmony between horse and rider.
a. A,F,E,C,B,D,G
b. A,D,B,C,E,F,G
c. A,B,C,E,D,F,G
d. A,E,D,C,F,B,G

18. If a rider has stiff ankles or wrists, what also suffers
a. Pushing and stability
b. Posture
c. Head bobs
d. All of the above

19. Tension
a. Makes the seat insecure
b. Causes unnecessary movement
c. Diminishes control
d. All of the above

Use this image for #29

20. The above picture shows a rider in which seat?
a. Correct
b. Forked
c. Chair
d. Split

Answers are below

Answers for the practice exam are as follows: The only true answers are 2 and 4. Multiple choice: 8D, 9D, 10B, 11A, 12B, 13C, 14C, 15C,16C, 17D, 18A, 19D, 20B

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