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Umpire Ponies

21 Jan 2024

Dear members

A reminder on how an umpire pony should be presented at polo. The pony is required to wear bandages/leg protection on ALL FOUR LEGS. Some ponies were sent out yesterday with no bandages or bandages only on the front legs.

Umpire Ponies. A pony to be ridden by an umpire must be equipped as for playing except that the tail need not be put up. Ponies must be suitable to umpire the level being played and should an umpire deem that the pony offered is unsuitable for umpiring then the team must provide a replacement. A pony that has either played in a match at 8 goal level and below or has already umpired four chukkas should not be used to umpire again or play unless it has had a break of at least 10 minutes. Above 8 goal, any pony that has played in a match should not subsequently be used as an umpire pony or vice versa.

Thankyou

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