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• During the game of horseshoes, players toss horseshoes at a metal stake, attempting to get the shoe as close to the stake as possible. The ultimate goal is to get a "ringer," where the horseshoe encircles the stake.

• Fast Facts

  1. Distance from stake to stake: 40 feet
  2. First world competition occurred in 1910
  3. Believed to have been played by Ancient Greeks
  4. First official game rules were developed in 1869 in England
  5. Most horseshoes used in modern games are much larger than actual horseshoes
  6. Variations include washer tossing, Polish horseshoes, hillbilly horseshoes, ladder golf and Texas horseshoes

• Setup and Equipment

  The game of horseshoes requires only four horseshoes and two metal stakes. The metal stakes are hammered into the ground at a slight angle at a specified distance apart. Using one stake as the starting point, each person or team of two people take turns at throwing their horseshoes, using the other stake as a target. The participants gain points for getting their horseshoe closest to the stake or landing it around the stake.

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