CTRI Exam (PATH) 2025/2026 Exam
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Adaptive/Therapeutic Riding - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔equine-assisted activity for
the purpose of contributing to the cognitive, physical, emotional and social
wellbeing of individuals with special need
Balanced Seat - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔position of the mounted rider that requires
the minimum of muscular effort to remain in the saddle and that interferes
least with the horse's movement and equilibrium
Bight of Reins - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔part of the reins passing between thumb
and fingers and out the top of the hand
Blemish - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔defect that hurts the equine's appearance but
does not hurt their working ability (scar)
Bolting - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔animal breaking out of control or trying to run away
,Broke - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔tamed and trained to a particular function (ex. halter
broke)
Broke - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔leave or altar gait (broke stride)
Canter/Lope - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔3 beat gait (1st and 3rd eats- legs strike
indepently; 2nd beat- 2 legs strike on the diagonal)
Cavesson - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔headstall with a noseband (often quite large)
containing rings 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 ✔✔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 topline 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 ✔✔way the equine is put together, its physique;
makes equine able to work well and stay sound even with hard work
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 ✔✔riders in the jumping or two-point 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 ✔✔riding whip with a short, straight stock and loop
Cross-Firing - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔gait defect that occurs when the inside of the
hind foot strikes the diagonal foreleg
Cultural Competence - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔ability to understand, appreciate and
interact with people from cultures or belief systems different from one's own
Curb Bit - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a type of bit designed to exert a leverage type of
action in the horse's mouth
Direct Rein Steering - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔direct rein puts pressure on the bit,
directly back toward the rider; it works in opposition to the horse's forward
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Questions and Answers | 100% Solved
Adaptive/Therapeutic Riding - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔equine-assisted activity for
the purpose of contributing to the cognitive, physical, emotional and social
wellbeing of individuals with special need
Balanced Seat - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔position of the mounted rider that requires
the minimum of muscular effort to remain in the saddle and that interferes
least with the horse's movement and equilibrium
Bight of Reins - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔part of the reins passing between thumb
and fingers and out the top of the hand
Blemish - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔defect that hurts the equine's appearance but
does not hurt their working ability (scar)
Bolting - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔animal breaking out of control or trying to run away
,Broke - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔tamed and trained to a particular function (ex. halter
broke)
Broke - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔leave or altar gait (broke stride)
Canter/Lope - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔3 beat gait (1st and 3rd eats- legs strike
indepently; 2nd beat- 2 legs strike on the diagonal)
Cavesson - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔headstall with a noseband (often quite large)
containing rings 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 ✔✔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 topline 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 ✔✔way the equine is put together, its physique;
makes equine able to work well and stay sound even with hard work
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 ✔✔riders in the jumping or two-point 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 ✔✔riding whip with a short, straight stock and loop
Cross-Firing - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔gait defect that occurs when the inside of the
hind foot strikes the diagonal foreleg
Cultural Competence - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔ability to understand, appreciate and
interact with people from cultures or belief systems different from one's own
Curb Bit - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a type of bit designed to exert a leverage type of
action in the horse's mouth
Direct Rein Steering - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔direct rein puts pressure on the bit,
directly back toward the rider; it works in opposition to the horse's forward
3
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
