Polo Rules

I'd only reach over if I wasn't going to make contact. If the other person then rides forward and makes contact then I'd say they're at fault.

But how would that be reffed? You can't ref intent, so how does the ref know you aren't intending to impede the other player? How does the ref tell the difference between someone reaching over and being run into and someone reaching over and trying to knock an opponents bars?

I'd say the ref should assume the person reaching into the others cockpit is at fault unless they can tell otherwise. But I'd like to hear the opinion of people who ref?