Ride off
Pushing an opponent off the line, shoulder to shoulder at the same speed and a safe angle. The main legal contact in polo.
A ride off is legal when the ponies are travelling at the same speed, are shoulder to shoulder, and come together at a safe angle. Contact between ponies that is not a legitimate ride off is not allowed at all. The elbow stays close to the side. Pushing with the head, hand, arm or elbow is a foul on top of whatever else happened.
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