Have a question? Ask it here. Rules: In general it's pretty basic and this should get you started. Each player takes a turn and pitches two shoes. The last player to score pitches first. A ringer is 3 points and a shoe within 6" of the pin is 1 point. "Leaners" are 1 point in official play and 2 points in recreational play if you agree before the match. A friendly game for beginners is to15 or 21 points, tournaments are typically to 40 points. A ringer can be topped and cancelled by another player, in that case the next closest shoe within 6" gets a point. A ringer cancels the other players point shoes. Only one player can score each inning (4 pitched shoes is an inning). If you don't have a 6" measuring tool, just approximate it by using the width of a shoe across it's opening. If you can touch the stake and a shoe in the pit with a horseshoe at the same time it's a point! A ringer is 3 points if you can touch both tips of the horseshoe with a straight edge and not touch the stake. Otherwise it's just 1 point.


That's the basic idea. To find detailed rules for playing tournament regulation horseshoes, go to the following link for the National Horseshoe Pitching Association: NHPA Playing Rules






For a quick two minute video on how to play horseshoes and other demonstations check out the Horseshoe Videos page on this website.

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