PATH CTRI UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● bight in the reins
Answer: The part of the reins passing between thumb and fingers and
out the top of the hand.
●● blemish
Answer: A defect that hurts an equine's appearance but does not hurt its
working ability (e.g., a scar).
●● bolting
Answer: An animal breaking out of control or trying to run away.
●● broke
Answer: 1. Tamed and trained to a particular function, as halter-broke. 2.
To leave or alter gait (e.g., the trotter broke stride).
●● canter or lope
Answer: A three-beat gait in which the first and third beats are made by
two legs striking the ground independently and the second beat is made
by two limbs striking the ground simultaneously. In the left lead, the
,sequence of beats is (1) right hind leg, (2) left hind leg and right foreleg,
and (3) left foreleg. The reverse applies for the right lead.
●● cavesson
Answer: Headstall with a noseband (often quite large) used for
exercising and training horses.
●● change of lead
Answer: Change of leading leg at the canter.
●● cinch
Answer: Girth of a Western saddle.
●● cold backed
Answer: Describes a horse that humps its back and does not settle down
until the saddle has been on a few minutes. Some "cold-backed" horses
will merely tuck their tails and arch their backs when first mounted, but
others will take a few crow hops until warmed up.
●● collected gait
Answer: Remaining on the bit, the horse moves forward with its neck
raised and arched as a result of energetic impulsion. Lightness of
forehand, engagement of hindquarters are called for. Shorter strides, but
lighter and more mobile.
, ●● conformation
Answer: the way the horse is put together, its physique. Good
conformation is beautiful, but more important, it makes a horse able to
work well and stay sound even with hard work. Conformation defects
can make a horse weak in a particular part or they can just make it less
handsome.
●● counter canter
Answer: A suppling movement deliberately asking for the opposite of
the normal lead, such as right lead on a circle to the left.
●● crest release
Answer: A way in which riders in the jumping position can maintain
balance and control by placing each hand firmly on top of the crest
approximately one-third the way up the horse's neck.
●● crop
Answer: A riding whip with a short, straight stock and a loop.
●● cross firing
Answer: A gait defect that occurs when the inside of the hind foot strikes
the diagonal foreleg.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● bight in the reins
Answer: The part of the reins passing between thumb and fingers and
out the top of the hand.
●● blemish
Answer: A defect that hurts an equine's appearance but does not hurt its
working ability (e.g., a scar).
●● bolting
Answer: An animal breaking out of control or trying to run away.
●● broke
Answer: 1. Tamed and trained to a particular function, as halter-broke. 2.
To leave or alter gait (e.g., the trotter broke stride).
●● canter or lope
Answer: A three-beat gait in which the first and third beats are made by
two legs striking the ground independently and the second beat is made
by two limbs striking the ground simultaneously. In the left lead, the
,sequence of beats is (1) right hind leg, (2) left hind leg and right foreleg,
and (3) left foreleg. The reverse applies for the right lead.
●● cavesson
Answer: Headstall with a noseband (often quite large) used for
exercising and training horses.
●● change of lead
Answer: Change of leading leg at the canter.
●● cinch
Answer: Girth of a Western saddle.
●● cold backed
Answer: Describes a horse that humps its back and does not settle down
until the saddle has been on a few minutes. Some "cold-backed" horses
will merely tuck their tails and arch their backs when first mounted, but
others will take a few crow hops until warmed up.
●● collected gait
Answer: Remaining on the bit, the horse moves forward with its neck
raised and arched as a result of energetic impulsion. Lightness of
forehand, engagement of hindquarters are called for. Shorter strides, but
lighter and more mobile.
, ●● conformation
Answer: the way the horse is put together, its physique. Good
conformation is beautiful, but more important, it makes a horse able to
work well and stay sound even with hard work. Conformation defects
can make a horse weak in a particular part or they can just make it less
handsome.
●● counter canter
Answer: A suppling movement deliberately asking for the opposite of
the normal lead, such as right lead on a circle to the left.
●● crest release
Answer: A way in which riders in the jumping position can maintain
balance and control by placing each hand firmly on top of the crest
approximately one-third the way up the horse's neck.
●● crop
Answer: A riding whip with a short, straight stock and a loop.
●● cross firing
Answer: A gait defect that occurs when the inside of the hind foot strikes
the diagonal foreleg.
