trot-up
n.— «Keen-eyed officials weren’t letting anything get by them at the first horse inspection (more commonly known as the trot-up).» —“U.S. Eventing Horses Pass First Inspection” by Nancy Jaffer in Hong Kong Equisearch Aug. 8, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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