Q: What
is meant by a "sanctioned" tournament?
A:
A sanctioned tournament is one that is approved by Horseshoe
Ontario and only "members" of horseshoe pitching organizations,
such as Horseshoe Ontario, Horseshoe Canada and the National Horseshoe
Pitching Association (NHPA) are allowed to pitch. In addition, a sanctioned
tournament must be open to all classes regardless of age, gender, pitching
distance or skill level. Horseshoe
pitcher stats for the day are recorded in CANSTATS.
In order to play in major tournaments such as the Ontario Singles, Ontario
Doubles or the Canadians, a horseshoe pitcher is required to have played
a certain number of these sanctioned tournaments first. Q: What
are the specifications for building a horsehoe pit in my backyard? A: For information
on pit construction, check out this link:
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http://www.horseshoepitching.com/start.html (scroll down the left menu bar and choose the link for "Pit Construction". Good luck!
Q: Where can I buy horseshoes in Ontario?
A: Here are some resources for you:
- M&M Horseshoe Company - These guys sell the M&M horseshoes along with accessories and will ship anywhere.
- If you're looking for Elmer Hohl horseshoes, contact Steve Hohl at 519-662-9584 or email.
- You can contact Bill Vanderburg. His phone number is 519-575-9163 or call his answering machine at 905-567-9717. I'm told that he sells the Dean, TNT, V.I.P., Flipper, Can-Am, Canuck, Condor, Dean Slim, Brass King, Kodiak, and others.
- If you want to purchase shoes within the Toronto area, contact Bob Canning at (416) 423-8784 or meet him at the Scarborough club and discuss particulars. He sells the same shoes as Bill Vanderburg.
Q: How do I set up a tournament?
A: The best way right now is to email the Tournament Director and the details will be sent to you via reply e-mail.
Q: Do you have a catalogue of your merchandise for sale?
A: Unfortunately, there is no such catalogue since the merchandise for sale changes on an ongoing basis. A certain number of shirts or hats will be ordered and once they're gone, they won't be ordered again (unless there is a huge demand for them). The best thing to do is contact Jean Markle to see what's currently available. See our Merchandise page for more details.
Q: When I click on the HorseshoeOntario.com logo, the menu on the left of the screen appears twice? Why is this happening?
A: When you use a search engine and type in your keywords, a list of websites will appear closely matching your search criteria. Some of these results may be not be the main HorseshoeOntario.com webpage. You might get directly to our Tournaments page or our Ontario Clubs page. When this happens, the menu buttons on the left do not appear on this page that you've found. So, the theory is that when you find this page and want to continue exploring the remainder of the HorseshoeOntario.com website, you'll look around for a way to get to the main website and you'll eventually click on the HorseshoeOntario.com logo, which will include the menu bar.
To see how this works, click here to see this page without the menu. This is the page you would come across as a result of a search for something like "horseshoe pitching questions". On the new page that opens up, you'll notice the menu is not there. Now, click on the HorseshoeOntario.com logo.
So, when you see the menu on the left side of the screen, just don't click on the HorseshoeOntario.com logo. If you did and two menus appears, just click on any other menu button and this will fix the problem.
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