PATH CTRI Certification Exam Study
Guide | Questions and Answers Rated
A+ | Latest 2025/2026 Guide
activities that are facilitated by equine professionals and may provide
opportunities for participants to experience therapeutic benefits
- Correct Answer - EAA
treatments conducted by appropriately licensed medical professionals
- Correct Answer - EAT
the art of riding horses
- Correct Answer - equitation
Covering as much ground as possible, lengthening strides to the utmost
while maintaining the same rhythm.
- Correct Answer - extended gait
right side of the horse - Correct Answer - far side
sequence in which the legs move in a gait
,- Correct Answer - footfall pattern
front of horse, including head, neck, shoulders, foreleg, point of horse in
front of the center of gravity
- Correct Answer - forehand
style of riding that permits the rider to sit closer to the forehand and
permits adjustment of the center of gravity forward to negotiate obstacles
and remove the weight from the saddle
- Correct Answer - forward seat
relaxed gait in which the horse is allowed complete freedom to stretch
out and lower its head and neck
- Correct Answer - freewalk
strap or webbing that holds saddle into place
- Correct Answer - girth
variation of travers, executed on the diagonal instead of along the wall.
the horse, slightly bend around inside leg of rider should be as close as
possible parallel to the long sides of the arena, the forehand slightly in
advance of the quarters
- Correct Answer - half-pass
, extended canter, but horse remains collected, unlike the flat-out run
where the gait almost returns to four beat status
- Correct Answer - hand gallop
position where head and neck are carried relative to parallel; should
have neck parallel to ground to slightly above parallel
- Correct Answer - head carriage
amount of flexion at the poll. should be perpendicular to the ground
slightly towards the vertical
- Correct Answer - headset
person controlling horse during EAA lesson
- Correct Answer - horse leader
Engagement of the hind legs and rounding of the back, allowing the
horse to move forward with greater energy.
- Correct Answer - impulsion
horses ability to curve or bend its body from head to tail
- Correct Answer - lateral bend
Guide | Questions and Answers Rated
A+ | Latest 2025/2026 Guide
activities that are facilitated by equine professionals and may provide
opportunities for participants to experience therapeutic benefits
- Correct Answer - EAA
treatments conducted by appropriately licensed medical professionals
- Correct Answer - EAT
the art of riding horses
- Correct Answer - equitation
Covering as much ground as possible, lengthening strides to the utmost
while maintaining the same rhythm.
- Correct Answer - extended gait
right side of the horse - Correct Answer - far side
sequence in which the legs move in a gait
,- Correct Answer - footfall pattern
front of horse, including head, neck, shoulders, foreleg, point of horse in
front of the center of gravity
- Correct Answer - forehand
style of riding that permits the rider to sit closer to the forehand and
permits adjustment of the center of gravity forward to negotiate obstacles
and remove the weight from the saddle
- Correct Answer - forward seat
relaxed gait in which the horse is allowed complete freedom to stretch
out and lower its head and neck
- Correct Answer - freewalk
strap or webbing that holds saddle into place
- Correct Answer - girth
variation of travers, executed on the diagonal instead of along the wall.
the horse, slightly bend around inside leg of rider should be as close as
possible parallel to the long sides of the arena, the forehand slightly in
advance of the quarters
- Correct Answer - half-pass
, extended canter, but horse remains collected, unlike the flat-out run
where the gait almost returns to four beat status
- Correct Answer - hand gallop
position where head and neck are carried relative to parallel; should
have neck parallel to ground to slightly above parallel
- Correct Answer - head carriage
amount of flexion at the poll. should be perpendicular to the ground
slightly towards the vertical
- Correct Answer - headset
person controlling horse during EAA lesson
- Correct Answer - horse leader
Engagement of the hind legs and rounding of the back, allowing the
horse to move forward with greater energy.
- Correct Answer - impulsion
horses ability to curve or bend its body from head to tail
- Correct Answer - lateral bend
