PATH CTRI CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
Balanced Seat
✔ A riding position that requires minimal muscular effort and least interferes with
the horse's movement and balance.
Bight of the Reins
✔ The part of the reins that passes between the rider’s thumb, fingers, and exits at
the top of the hand.
Blemish
✔ A physical defect that affects a horse’s appearance but does not impact its
working ability.
Bolting
✔ When a horse suddenly runs out of control or attempts to flee.
Broke
✔ 1. A horse that has been tamed or trained for a specific function.
✔ 2. A horse that leaves or alters its gait (e.g., breaking stride in a trot).
Canter / Lope
✔ A three-beat gait where:
1. The first and third beats come from two independent legs.
2. The second beat comes from two limbs striking the ground together.
Left Lead Canter
✔ Footfall sequence: Right hind → Left hind & Right fore together → Left
fore
Right Lead Canter
✔ Footfall sequence: Left hind → Right hind & left fore together → Right fore
, Cavesson
✔ A headstall with a large noseband, used for training or groundwork.
Change of Lead
✔ Switching the leading leg at the canter.
Cinch
✔ The girth used on a Western saddle.
Cold-Backed
✔ A horse that humps its back or acts uncomfortable when first saddled,
sometimes leading to tail tucking, back arching, or small hops.
Collected Gait
✔ A controlled movement where the horse maintains impulsion with an arched
neck, engaged hindquarters, and shorter yet more balanced strides.
Conformation
✔ A horse’s physical structure and build, impacting its ability to perform and stay
sound.
Counter Canter
✔ A movement where the horse is deliberately asked to canter on the "wrong" lead
(e.g., right lead canter on a left circle) to improve balance and flexibility.
a way in which a rider in jumping position can maintain balance and control by
placing each hand firmly on top of the crest - ANS >>>crest release
riding whip with a short, straight stock and loop - ANS >>>crop
gait defect that occurs when the inside of the hind foot strikes the diagonal foreleg
- ANS >>>cross-firing
type of bit designed to exert a leverage type of action in the horse’s mouth -
ANS >>>curb bit
direct reign puts pressure on the bit, directly back towards the rider. works in
opposite direction of forward motion. makes the horse shorten its stride for the
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
Balanced Seat
✔ A riding position that requires minimal muscular effort and least interferes with
the horse's movement and balance.
Bight of the Reins
✔ The part of the reins that passes between the rider’s thumb, fingers, and exits at
the top of the hand.
Blemish
✔ A physical defect that affects a horse’s appearance but does not impact its
working ability.
Bolting
✔ When a horse suddenly runs out of control or attempts to flee.
Broke
✔ 1. A horse that has been tamed or trained for a specific function.
✔ 2. A horse that leaves or alters its gait (e.g., breaking stride in a trot).
Canter / Lope
✔ A three-beat gait where:
1. The first and third beats come from two independent legs.
2. The second beat comes from two limbs striking the ground together.
Left Lead Canter
✔ Footfall sequence: Right hind → Left hind & Right fore together → Left
fore
Right Lead Canter
✔ Footfall sequence: Left hind → Right hind & left fore together → Right fore
, Cavesson
✔ A headstall with a large noseband, used for training or groundwork.
Change of Lead
✔ Switching the leading leg at the canter.
Cinch
✔ The girth used on a Western saddle.
Cold-Backed
✔ A horse that humps its back or acts uncomfortable when first saddled,
sometimes leading to tail tucking, back arching, or small hops.
Collected Gait
✔ A controlled movement where the horse maintains impulsion with an arched
neck, engaged hindquarters, and shorter yet more balanced strides.
Conformation
✔ A horse’s physical structure and build, impacting its ability to perform and stay
sound.
Counter Canter
✔ A movement where the horse is deliberately asked to canter on the "wrong" lead
(e.g., right lead canter on a left circle) to improve balance and flexibility.
a way in which a rider in jumping position can maintain balance and control by
placing each hand firmly on top of the crest - ANS >>>crest release
riding whip with a short, straight stock and loop - ANS >>>crop
gait defect that occurs when the inside of the hind foot strikes the diagonal foreleg
- ANS >>>cross-firing
type of bit designed to exert a leverage type of action in the horse’s mouth -
ANS >>>curb bit
direct reign puts pressure on the bit, directly back towards the rider. works in
opposite direction of forward motion. makes the horse shorten its stride for the
