PATH INTL CTRI EXAM EVALUATION 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A++
✔✔offside - ✔✔right side of horse
✔✔overreach - ✔✔hitting forefoot with hind foot
✔✔pace - ✔✔2 beat gait where lateral limbs strike the ground at the same time
✔✔participant - ✔✔general description of person who takes part in equine assisted
activities and therapies
✔✔posting diagonal - ✔✔when traveling on the rail or when working in a curved line,
the rider rises (posts) when the horses outside shoulder moves foreword
✔✔postural corrections - ✔✔corrections made by CTRI to position riders body so it is
aligned. posture is habitual
✔✔rein back - ✔✔backward movement in which hooves are raised and set down almost
simultaneously
✔✔rhythm - ✔✔regularity of footfall within each gait
✔✔rollback - ✔✔series of movements that blend together to look like one movement;
incorporates a run or lope, balanced stop, a fast, smooth 180-degree pivot and fast
break out of the rollback into a run or lope on proper lead
✔✔serpentine - ✔✔series of equal curves from one line of the center line to the other;
changing the direction of turn each time the horse passes over the centerline
✔✔shoulder-in - ✔✔horse is slightly bent round the inside leg of the rider and the inside
legs pass and cross in front of the outside leg
the horse is looking away from the direction in which it's moving
✔✔side pass - ✔✔A movement in which the horse goes straight and sideways; the
horse's outside leg should cross over in front of the supporting leg. This movement has
a slight degree of forward motion. Side passing lets you move the horse over to open
and close a gate easily when mounted, helps in suppling and in preparing for flying
changes.
✔✔sidewalker - ✔✔walk next to the equine and rider to ensure safety and to help the
student participate in class to the best of the individuals ability
✔✔simple change of lead - ✔✔Change of lead performed by breaking gait to the trot.
, ✔✔skill progression - ✔✔systematic building of skills upon a foundation. the CTRI
should teach skills in an order that will most effectively advance the rider to the best of
their ability
✔✔snaffle bit - ✔✔bit with a ring on either side that acts with direct pressure
✔✔specific praise - ✔✔positive statement intended to reinforce the desired behavior of
an individual that acknowledges the individual by name
✔✔stride - ✔✔distance covered by one foot when in motion
✔✔supple - ✔✔equines ability to remain relaxed, flexible, and easily bend
✔✔tack - ✔✔equipment used in riding and driving horses
✔✔therapeutic riding - ✔✔therapeutic horsemanship that involves mounted activities in
traditional riding disciplines or adaptive riding activities conducted by a professional
certified instructor
✔✔throat latch - ✔✔narrow strap of bridal/headstall that goes under the throat and is
used to secure the bridal to the head
✔✔topline - ✔✔goes from hip, over the lion, through the back and neck. it consists of
muscles the horse uses to carry itself through gaits
look at topline to know if horse is balanced
✔✔transition - ✔✔change of gait or speed
✔✔trappy - ✔✔short, quick, choppy stride usually seen in horses that have short steep
patterns and straight shoulders
✔✔travers - ✔✔haunches in; horse lightly bent around the inside leg of rider, outside
legs pass and cross in front of inside leg
✔✔trot - ✔✔two beat gait in which the paired diagonal feet strike and leave the ground
simultaneously
between each beat there is a period where all four feet are off the ground
✔✔two-track - ✔✔The horse moves forward and diagonally at the same time
✔✔turnback - ✔✔western exercise to help some horses learn to balance on their hocks,
collect themselves and turn on their haunches
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A++
✔✔offside - ✔✔right side of horse
✔✔overreach - ✔✔hitting forefoot with hind foot
✔✔pace - ✔✔2 beat gait where lateral limbs strike the ground at the same time
✔✔participant - ✔✔general description of person who takes part in equine assisted
activities and therapies
✔✔posting diagonal - ✔✔when traveling on the rail or when working in a curved line,
the rider rises (posts) when the horses outside shoulder moves foreword
✔✔postural corrections - ✔✔corrections made by CTRI to position riders body so it is
aligned. posture is habitual
✔✔rein back - ✔✔backward movement in which hooves are raised and set down almost
simultaneously
✔✔rhythm - ✔✔regularity of footfall within each gait
✔✔rollback - ✔✔series of movements that blend together to look like one movement;
incorporates a run or lope, balanced stop, a fast, smooth 180-degree pivot and fast
break out of the rollback into a run or lope on proper lead
✔✔serpentine - ✔✔series of equal curves from one line of the center line to the other;
changing the direction of turn each time the horse passes over the centerline
✔✔shoulder-in - ✔✔horse is slightly bent round the inside leg of the rider and the inside
legs pass and cross in front of the outside leg
the horse is looking away from the direction in which it's moving
✔✔side pass - ✔✔A movement in which the horse goes straight and sideways; the
horse's outside leg should cross over in front of the supporting leg. This movement has
a slight degree of forward motion. Side passing lets you move the horse over to open
and close a gate easily when mounted, helps in suppling and in preparing for flying
changes.
✔✔sidewalker - ✔✔walk next to the equine and rider to ensure safety and to help the
student participate in class to the best of the individuals ability
✔✔simple change of lead - ✔✔Change of lead performed by breaking gait to the trot.
, ✔✔skill progression - ✔✔systematic building of skills upon a foundation. the CTRI
should teach skills in an order that will most effectively advance the rider to the best of
their ability
✔✔snaffle bit - ✔✔bit with a ring on either side that acts with direct pressure
✔✔specific praise - ✔✔positive statement intended to reinforce the desired behavior of
an individual that acknowledges the individual by name
✔✔stride - ✔✔distance covered by one foot when in motion
✔✔supple - ✔✔equines ability to remain relaxed, flexible, and easily bend
✔✔tack - ✔✔equipment used in riding and driving horses
✔✔therapeutic riding - ✔✔therapeutic horsemanship that involves mounted activities in
traditional riding disciplines or adaptive riding activities conducted by a professional
certified instructor
✔✔throat latch - ✔✔narrow strap of bridal/headstall that goes under the throat and is
used to secure the bridal to the head
✔✔topline - ✔✔goes from hip, over the lion, through the back and neck. it consists of
muscles the horse uses to carry itself through gaits
look at topline to know if horse is balanced
✔✔transition - ✔✔change of gait or speed
✔✔trappy - ✔✔short, quick, choppy stride usually seen in horses that have short steep
patterns and straight shoulders
✔✔travers - ✔✔haunches in; horse lightly bent around the inside leg of rider, outside
legs pass and cross in front of inside leg
✔✔trot - ✔✔two beat gait in which the paired diagonal feet strike and leave the ground
simultaneously
between each beat there is a period where all four feet are off the ground
✔✔two-track - ✔✔The horse moves forward and diagonally at the same time
✔✔turnback - ✔✔western exercise to help some horses learn to balance on their hocks,
collect themselves and turn on their haunches
