PATH CTRI Exam 2025/2026 Exam
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balanced seat - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔That 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 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.
curb bit - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A type of bit designed to exert a leverage type of
action in the horse's mouth.
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balanced seat - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔That 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 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.
curb bit - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A type of bit designed to exert a leverage type of
action in the horse's mouth.
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COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
