Facility Standards
Staff and volunteers must know the designated location of this emergency tool.
What is a working telephone or communication device? (F16)
The maximum number of hours an equine may work in one day and the number of continuous hours an equine may work in one session.
What are six and three hours? (EQM5)
This credentialed role must directly conduct or supervise mounted sessions.
Who is a PATH Intl. Certified Riding Instructor? (MA1)
This phrase describes the full range of services where professionals use horses to benefit people.
What are Equine-Assisted Services?
This is required to happen annually.
What is updating participant/volunteer information? (A23)
These must be posted next to the phone for use during emergencies.
What are written emergency instructions? (F16)
This policy establishes both a per-session and per-day workload limit for equines.
What is the equine workload limit policy? (EQM6)
This is required regarding stirrup use.
What are implemented, written policies regarding use of safety stirrups and shoe requirements? (MA4)
This term refers to non-therapy services using horses in education, organizations, and personal development.
What is Equine Assisted Learning?
Implemented written policy for the dismissal of volunteers and guests from center activities.
What is a discharge policy? (A10)
These must be in visible and readily accessible locations.
What are fire extinguishers? (F17)
This must include evaluating age, soundness, temperament, height, build conformation, gender and herd dynamics.
What is the written criteria for initial prospective equine screening? (EQM1)
The documentation that is required outlining what personnel are trained in mounting and dismounting procedures.
What is a written list available on-site? (MA3)
These include skills like communication, empathy, and coping with stress.
What are Life Skills?
There must be a written policy for this situation, as well as documentation that outlines circumstances, witnesses and actions. Previous filled out forms and blank copies of forms must be available on-site.
What are occurrence report requirements? (A24)
Items that must be placed in a locations convenient to but not within the working area of the arena.
What are mounting blocks, ramps and lifts? (F30-32)
These include equine age, breed, weight, body condition, balance, health and soundness, participants weight, height, body proportions, balance and riding skills.
What are weight-carrying and workload variables? (EQM6)
This is required if a helmet is being worn for mounted services that is not ASTM-SEI approved for equestrian use.
What is written documentation meeting PATH Int. guidelines for alternative helmet use? (MA2)
This term refers to riding activities that are led by a PATH certified instructor that are not classified as therapy.
What is therapeutic riding?
This is required to be in place to protect the center, the staff and volunteers.
What is commercial general liability insurance? (A2)
Minimum items required in an equine first-aid kit.
What are horse thermometer, topical antibiotic, antiseptic cleaner and wound bandage materials? (F19)
A written process identifying who evaluates, who decides and what happens when an equine is no longer appropriate for program participation.
What are equine removal procedures? (EQM2)
This is required at each site during services, with written documentation available on-site.
What is at least one person with current certification in first aid and adult and child CPR? (A29)
This is an instructor of therapeutic horsemanship who is certified by PATH Intl.
What is a PATH Intl. Certified Riding Instructor?
This is required for the purpose of risk management planning.
What is written evidence that health and safety concerns that are unique to the center have been identified? (A7)