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SECTION 1: CTRE EQUINE MANAGEMENT
CTRE 1.0 PATH INTL. STANDARDS
CTRE. 1.1: Know and Implement PATH INTL. Standards and their interpretation for
equine care, maintenance, and usage
Look at Equine Welfare and Management Standards
EQM6 Mandatory: Is there documentation regarding equine workload limits
that includes the following:
A written policy that sets a maximum limit for each equine’s working session to
no more than three continuous hours and workday to no more than six hours?
Written records of the number of hours and types of sessions for each equine
per day?
CTRE. 1.2: Know and Implement PATH INTL Standards and their interpretation
regarding the use of safety equipment and adaptive equipment
Adaptive equipment must be safe and in good repair (*P14) well fitting and
considerate of the conformation of the horse (P15). Surcingle trees if they are
fixed should be fitted to each horse in- dividually much like a traditional saddle.
Surcingles with flexible trees or soft webbing should not cause stress points or
soreness for the horse.
Adaptive saddles should be screened, critically assessed for safety and assessed
,for the impact on the horse both with and without additional weight of the
participant (P2). Conformation of the horse to be used with adaptive tack should
be taken into account when choosing equipment that may put additional stress
on the horse. Assessment of the equipment should be done prior to the adaptive
equipment being used with a participant.
CTRE 2.0 BREEDS/COLORS/MARKINGS/PARTS OF THE HORSE
CTRE. 2.1: Identify an equine by age, color, and markings, breed characteristics,
height, and weight
Age can be identified by looking at teeth
CTRE. 2.2: Know the basic anatomic parts of the horse
CTRE 3.0: HORSE SENSES AND BEHAVIOR
CTRE. 3.1: Know the characteristics of the senses of the equine and how they
contribute to equine behavior
Know the characteristics of the senses of the equine and how they contribute to
equine behavior
CTRE. 3.2: Know the behavioral characteristics of a lesson ready equine
, CTRE. 3.3: Know how the senses of the equine and equine behavior affect the
safety of the riding setting
CTRE 3.4: Identify stable vices, including cribbing, weaving, biting, kicking, and
wood chewing
A stable vice is an abnormal behavior by a horse or pony. Vices are considered
unhealthy behaviors and are usually caused by boredom, unhappiness, or
nervousness.
Cribbing
When a horse or pony grabs a solid object such as a fence or stall door with his
teeth, arches his neck and swallows in a gulp of air.
Sucking in a lot of air can cause colic (severe stomach discomfort) and cribbing is
destructive to property.
Most people believe endorphins are released during this behavior. These
endorphins give the horse a feeling of pleasure. Horse can become addicted to
this good feeling and will keep doing it whenever they are bored. Some people
believe digestive issues may also cause a horse to crib because cribbing produces
extra saliva (spit) which can help with an upset stomach.
Cribbing is not a curable behavior, although you can help to stop a horse from
cribbing with a cribbing strap. A crib strap goes around a horse's throat and keeps
them from being able to suck in a big gulp of air. The strap should be taken off the
horse for at least an hour a day in order to air out the neck.
Weaving
Weaving is when a horse sways from side to side over and over, swinging his
head, and shifting from foot to foot.
Horses may weave due to spending too much time confined in a stall or pen. It is
mostly seen in nervous, stressed out, or high-strung horses. Boredom can also
lead to weaving.
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