1.VerbTo direct a horse to walk, canter, trot, etc.
2.VerbTo test several or all functions or training of a person, animal, machine, etc.
"The new fire chief really put us through our paces: we had to wash all the fire trucks and then had two different fire drills.; When I test-drove the new car, the salesman let me take it out to the freeway to put it through its paces."