The trot is the "training gait" par excellence for developing tact, suppleness and condition as well as permeability and collection. How to achieve a clear diagonal second beat, the necessary parallelism of the leg pairs as well as neck and shoulder freedom of the horse in collection, reinforcement, side gaits and transitions and how to ride them with "functional light trotting" even with horses sensitive to back is described in this book. Posture criteria for horse and rider, correction options for problems with "energy control," and common conceptual errors that lead to tact errors and bumpy transitions are covered in detail.