Task · part of 11. One continuous ride: seven movements without stopping
11(d). Trot or jog a half-circle of not more than 30 feet radius
Required Often forgotten
Thirty feet, nearly double the walking half-circle two lines above it.
Notes and warnings
Warning. THE TWO HALF-CIRCLES ARE NOT THE SAME SIZE. 11(b) allows a radius of not more than SIXTEEN feet, at the walk. This one allows not more than THIRTY, at the trot or jog. They are nearly double one another and they sit two lines apart in the same list, which is exactly how a rider ends up practising the wrong one.
Where this step comes from
- Horsemanship Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 11(d) · A half-circle of not more than 30 feet in radius, at the trot or jog.