Polo Rules Test

Equipment

2 situations. Each one is drawn on the pitch in the app; the call and the rule behind it are below.

When a pony is sent off for an equipment violation, when does the game resume?

Play resumes immediately once they have left the field. Play resumes as soon as the pony has left the field.

Blue Book 2026, Part 1, Rule 48 - Penalty 9a - Pony Sent Off for Equipment

When a player is sent off for an equipment violation, when does the game resume?

Play resumes immediately once they have left the field. Play resumes as soon as the player has left the field.

Blue Book 2026, Part 1, Rule 49 - Penalty 9b - Player Sent Off for Equipment

Make the call yourself

Every one of these is drawn on the pitch in the app, and you make the call before you see the answer.

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Every rule here is stated in our own words, with short quoted extracts from the HPA Blue Book 2026 and Green Book 2025 and a link to the book itself. Polo Rules Test is an independent study aid and is not affiliated with the Hurlingham Polo Association. In any dispute the published rulebook governs.