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lol, Joe it's polo - not UltraDeath Polo Wars 2K! Schwarzenegger doesn't come down and kick our asses with his casual disregard for the rules and sanctity of human life. Well, not often anyways.
I think the viewpoint that you espoused was one I held a while back, the rebellious nature of polo (and my own vast sympathies with this sort of subculture) did have me feeling all Speedball 2. Now, I'm not gonna be unrealistic and say that we should all roll ourselves up in cotton wool before we play but certain things that happen on the court are unfair from a playing standpoint as well as safety.
I in no way relate this directly to polo but hooking is defined in Ice Hockey.
"The NHL covers hooking in Rule 55, which defines it as "the act of using the stick in a manner that enables a player or goalkeeper to restrain an opponent". The NHL groups hooking with other "Restraining fouls" such as holding, interference and tripping". "
I think it's interesting and useful to see how other similar sports rule on certain behaviour but always with regard for the differences between sports. I believe I got the "no reaching over the mount" rule from Horse Polo which is similar to the example given here:
"11.2.5 – Body–to–bike contact is not allowed (for example: holding part of another player's bike, leaning across a players cockpit, etc)."
I suppose I'm going way too far into it for most but I can be a bit of an obsessive character at times. I'll chill out...