Horseshoe pitching

Horseshoe pitching, game played on a court by 2 or more people, in which players attempt to throw horseshoes to encircle an iron stake. The court, usually out-of-doors, is 50 ft (15.2 m) long and 10 ft (3m) wide. The iron stakes, set at either end of the court, are 1 ft (0.3m) high. Scoring is based on a system of point values placed on how close a horseshoe is to a stake. Encircling the stake, called a ringer, is the highest point-scoring throw, with a value of 3. A horseshoe that is only touching the stake is called a leaner and has a value of 2. The game originated in Roman army camps c. 100 A.D.