Understanding the rules re trot ups

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Perhaps someone can explain the rules and regs re trot ups? I read in H&H that a very famous dressage horse failed it's trot up and then was allowed to be presented the NEXT day and passed. Is this normal? At the higher classes in eventing I thought there was a specific time/day when horses were presented and while a horse may have to go to a holding box and be re presented, the actual trot up didn't extend to the next day/days. Was the facility to present the next day open to all competitors? Will this scenario be allowed at The Olympics? Was it possible for any National runner to be represented the following day if it had failed it's trot up? I believe the GN trot up was on the Thursday? so there would have been time to represent.The same would apply at say Badminton.
This incident does have a flavour of favouritism to me, however I hasten to add I know nothing about FEI dressage rules. I hope someone will be able to assure me that this is not the case and that the point of trot ups to ensure all horses are fit to compete for their well being is not open to compromise. I for 1 wouldn't fancy the job of being a trot up vet/judge in London this summer!
 
I believe the trot up for dressage and show jumping is much less formal than for eventing and horses are regularly re-presented the next day. It would certainly not be the case in a three day event although a horse that is on the borderline will be monitored if it is accepted. The National trot up can't have been on the Thursday as some horses didn't go until Saturday. I suspect that the horses were just checked over and trotted in front of a vet when they arrived.
 
oldvic said:
I believe the trot up for dressage and show jumping is much less formal than for eventing and horses are regularly re-presented the next day. It would certainly not be the case in a three day event although a horse that is on the borderline will be monitored if it is accepted. The National trot up can't have been on the Thursday as some horses didn't go until Saturday. I suspect that the horses were just checked over and trotted in front of a vet when they arrived.
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The Aintree trot up is to ensure that the horses have been checked by a vet, it is not a normal racing procedure. They are checked on arrival.
 
Yes Miss L Toe, it is not a trot up like for competition in front of a panel, it is just a check by the vets to make sure the horse is fit to run.
 
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