A player may carry the ball or strike it with any part of his body only once per play. If he does so more than once in the same play, a free hit from the spot shall be given against him. He may also stop it with any part of his body, and if the ball lodges on a player, a pony or its saddle in such a way that it cannot be dropped to the ground at once, the umpire shall blow the whistle and restart play with a throw-in at the place where the ball began to be carried.
Original text
Un jugador podrá llevar la bocha consigo o golpearla con cualquier parte de su cuerpo sólo una vez por jugada. Si lo hiciera más de una vez en la misma jugada, se le cobrará lugar en contra. También puede pararla con cualquier parte de su cuerpo y si la bocha quedara detenida sobre un jugador, un petiso o su montura, en tal forma que no pueda ser arrojada al suelo de inmediato, el juez tocará silbato y reiniciará el juego con un throw in en el lugar donde la bocha empezó a ser llevada.
Line of the ball
Right of way (width not set by this rulebook — drawn schematically)
Ball
Foul
What happens
White 2 hits the ball.
The ball lodges against Blue 1's pony.
Whistle.
AAP · Argentina · Reglas de Juego 2026
No foul
No foul. A player may stop the ball with any part of his body. When it lodges on a player, a pony or its saddle and cannot be dropped at once, the umpire blows the whistle and restarts with a throw-in where it began to be carried.
Rule 29 — Asociación Argentina de Polo
Translation for educational purposes. The original Spanish text prevails.