Neck Shot
tail Shot
A ball which is hit under the horse’s neck from either side. This is approximately 80 percent of their game.
Hitting the ball behind and across the horse’s rump.
Ride-Off
Goal
This occurs when two riders make contact and attempt to push each other off the line of the ball to prevent the other from striking. The horses are the ones intended to do the pushing, although a player may use his body but not his elbows.
Anytime a ball crosses the line between the goal posts, it is considered a goal regardless of whether a horse or mallet causes the ball to go through. In order to equalize wind and turf conditions, the teams change sides after every goal scored.
Sideboards Boards that are 9 to II inches along the sidelines. Sideboards are optional.
86 | Equicurean | July 2014
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