four horseshoes. The players or teams toss four horseshoes towards a stake in the ground to score points. The players alternate turns and attempts to either throw a “ringer” circling around the stake or get it as close as possible Read more…
A horse can be entered into a competition once it has completed basic training and started training in the desired discipline. This means that only adult horses (>3 years) can be entered. Entering a competition costs an entry fee of Read more…
Please keep all content suitable for players under the age of 16. This includes user names, horse names, Discord usernames and status, and any and all other areas where you can enter text or add a picture. Swearing or cursing Read more…
Horseshoes designed for pitching (usually made of iron or steel) weigh 2.5 pounds (1 kg) and are 7.5 inches (19 cm) long, 7 inches wide at the greatest width, with a space 3.5 inches (9 cm) between the calks, as Read more…
Aluminum Shoe Pros, Cons The advantages of using aluminum for horseshoes have been known for decades. These lightweight shoes reduce fatigue for the horse. They also have the ability to reduce the amount of vibration that moves up the leg Read more…
Fossils of horseshoe crabs have been dated at 445 million years old. They evolved in the shallow seas of the Paleozoic Era (540-248 million years ago) with other primitive arthropods called trilobites, a long extinct close relative of the horseshoe Read more…
The horseshoe is an open-faced sandwich originating in Springfield, Illinois, United States. It consists of thick-sliced toasted bread (often Texas toast), a hamburger patty or other choice of meat, French fries, and cheese sauce. Why is it called a horseshoe Read more…
Official play dictates a set of 20 innings or the first to 40 points, but naturally you can tweak the rules to best fit your particular needs. An inning consists of each player tossing two horseshoes to the opposite pit. Read more…
two points. A live shoe that is not a ringer, but comes to rest 6 inches (150 mm) or closer to the stake, has a value of one point (alternate scoring methods give two points if the horseshoe leans on Read more…
Few people remember that it was Robinson who first said, “Close don’t count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.” The quote appeared in Time magazine (July 31, 1973). Where did the phrase almost only counts in Read more…