Stoppages: equipment, injury, falls
4 rules
- 20Lost helmet or broken equipment
When a player loses their helmet or their tack breaks, the umpire stops the game: at the next neutral moment, or at once if the tack is an immediate danger.
- 21Dismounted player
A player on foot takes no part in the game: no hitting the ball and no interfering with play.
- 22Injured or fallen player
When a player is hurt or falls, the umpire stops play, and the team has up to 10 minutes for treatment or to bring on a substitute.
- 23Injured, tired or fallen pony, lost shoe
How play stops and restarts when a pony is injured, distressed, tired, falls or loses a shoe, with the player always first responsible for the pony.