Hooking
6 situations. Each one is drawn on the pitch in the app; the call and the rule behind it are below.
A player hooks an opponent’s stick from the same side of the pony as the ball. Is it legal?
Legal. You may hook only from the ball side of the pony, or directly behind. Over, under or across the pony is a foul.
A player hooks an opponent’s stick from directly behind the opponent. Is it legal?
Legal. You may hook only from the ball side of the pony, or directly behind. Over, under or across the pony is a foul.
A player hooks an opponent’s stick reaching across the opponent’s pony. Is it legal?
A foul. You may hook only from the ball side of the pony, or directly behind. Over, under or across the pony is a foul.
A player hooks an opponent’s stick reaching over the opponent’s pony. Is it legal?
A foul. You may hook only from the ball side of the pony, or directly behind. Over, under or across the pony is a foul.
A player hooks an opponent’s stick reaching under the opponent’s pony. Is it legal?
A foul. You may hook only from the ball side of the pony, or directly behind. Over, under or across the pony is a foul.
A player hooks an opponent’s stick with the ball on the opponent’s far side. Is it legal?
A foul. You may hook only from the ball side of the pony, or directly behind. Over, under or across the pony is a foul.
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.
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.