Horseshoes

Horseshoes (a.k.a. horseshoe pitching) is a great, simple game to play in your backyard at your barbecue event!

Professional tournament and league competitions, including the World Horseshoe Tournament, are overseen by the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association of America (NHPA). There are several versions of the game, formal and informal.

Here is the basic set-up and easy-to-follow rules of one backyard version:

How to Play Horseshoes