Purchasing Horseshoes

For mail ordering, contact Shilling Game Related Horseshoe Sales direct:
Shilling Game Related Horseshoe Sales
Horseshoes & Accessories
Jim and Cam Shilling, Distributors
5044A County Road 64
Spencerville, IN 46788
260-238-4879
shilling4@mindspring.com
On mail orders, there will be a shipping and handling charge of around $7.00 per pair of horseshoes


NHPA Sanctioned Shoe Specifications
1.  Weigh no more than 2 lbs., 10 oz.
(there are no minimum standards)
2.  Not exceed 7-1/4 inches in width.
3.  Not exceed 7-5/8 inches in length.
4.  Opening of shoe must not exceed 3-1/2 inches.
(A 1/8 inch tolerance to 3-5/8 inches is allowed on used shoes)
5.  May not exceed one inch in thickness.

Close-Up Pictures of each of the
Horseshoes listed for sale on this page
Current prices range from $20 per pair to $63 per pair as of April 2006 price list.
After trying some different horseshoes myself and reading all I could read on available models, these are the select horseshoes I chose to show to horseshoe pitchers in 2005 and 2006, when I assisted the Indiana horseshoe distributor listed at the top of this page.  All of these horseshoes are NHPA sanctioned.
Deadeye Clydesdale DF
Deadeye Clydesdale DF
pair owned by Kenny Wolf
(my favorite horseshoes to pitch)
becoming very popular in Frankfort.
pitched by World Champion Walter Ray "Deadeye" Williams.

Deadeye EZ-Grip
Deadeye EZ-Grip
(knurled finish)
pair owned by Kenny Wolf
(one of my favorites)
Very similar to Ted Allen shoes.

Ted Allen
Ted Allen
pair owned by Kenny Wolf
(one of my favorites)
pitched by World Champion Ted Allen, Curt Day and many other great pitchers past and present.

Imperial Classic
Imperial Classic
pair owned by Kenny Wolf
old Ohio 'O' model now made by Imperial.  These shoes are thrown by World Champion Mark Seibold.

Imperial Steinfeldt
Imperial Steinfeldt
pair owned by Kenny Wolf
designed and pitched by World Champion Carl Steinfeldt.

Alan Francis
Alan Francis
pair owned by Kenny Wolf
New shoe named after 11 times World Champion Alan Francis and also pitched by Alan.  Dominant features are the deep & heavy toe calk, the pointed ringer breaker and the extra weight in the heel calks.

Imperial Original
Imperial Original
The original Imperial horseshoes pitched by many great pitchers, including the late World Champion Elmer Hohl of Ontario, Canada.

Imperial Plus
Imperial Plus
A model of the Imperial horseshoes introduced in the late 1980's with the finger notches added at the blade corners for pitchers who prefer it.  Not as heavily tipped as the Original.  Otherwise similar to the Imperial Originals in shape and feel.

Imperial MAXX
Imperial MAXX
old favorite of pitchers from the early 1980's, recently brought back into circulation.  Has some of the features of both the Imperial Original and the Imperial Plus, but with a more popular price.

Glory
Glory
designed and pitched by World Champion Dan Kuchcinski.
Affordable and very popular shoes with league pitchers.
snyder EZ Flip
Snyder EZ Flip
(flip shoe only)
horseshoes pitched by World Champion Sue Snyder.
The Snyder EZ Flip has the ringer breaker, whereas the II does not.
Snyder EZ Flip II
Snyder EZ Flip II
(flip shoe only)
horseshoes pitched by World Champion Sue Snyder.
The Snyder EZ Flip II does not have the ringer breaker, whereas the Snyder EZ Flip has it.

condor
Condor
Primarily a flip shoe with heel calks on opposite end as small toe calk and an indented toe calk for placement of the thumb for flip pitching, but this shoe is also popular as a 3/4 turn shoe as well.

Cal-Flip
Cal-Flip
The original first flip designed horseshoes.  Also pitched as a turn shoe by some and a good shoe for partners who flip and turn.

Mustang
Mustang
(turn or flip shoe)
unique design with heel calks on both sides of shoes and thumb indentation on toe calk.
challenger
Challenger
Economically priced horseshoes designed to be pitched with a turn or flip delivery with heel calks on both sides of the shoes.



Additional horseshoes that I have sold to individual pitchers or had in my inventory at one time

Simmons XL
Simmons XL
(special order)
pitched by World Champion Brian Simmons.  Similar to Ted Allen horseshoes, but with ringer breaker.

colt six shooter
Colt Six Shooter
(special order)
relatively new shoes with wide blades in the center.
pony
Pony
(special order)
(lightweight 2 lbs.-5 oz.)
light weight horseshoes for those who prefer to throw less weight.





Six Pac Sure Peg
Six Pac Sure Peg (w/o breaker)
(special order)
 Second of three Six Pac models.  Feel like Ted Allen shoes.  Third model is Sure Pitch with indented breaker similar to Glory shoes shown above.
Six Pac Sure Point
Six Pac Sure Point
(special order)
(with ringer breaker)
one of three Six Pac models.



Economical Horseshoes


Diamond Tournament
Diamond Tournament
(special order)
economically priced shoes for tournaments or picnics.

American
American
(special order)
popular picnic horseshoes, but pitched professionally by some.

Diamond Super Ringer
Diamond Super Ringer
(special order)
primarly inexpensive picnic variety of horseshoes.
Nearly three dozen more models of horseshoes are available from Shilling Game Related Horseshoe Sales
(see below for more information)

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For mail ordering, contact Shilling Game Related Horseshoe Sales direct:
Shilling Game Related Horseshoe Sales
Horseshoes & Accessories
Jim and Cam Shilling, Distributors
5044A County Road 64
Spencerville, IN 46788
260-238-4879
shilling4@mindspring.com
On mail orders, there will be a shipping and handling charge of around $7.00 per pair of horseshoes

National Horseshoe Pitchers Association of America
Website pages on horseshoes

Listing of NHPA Sanctioned Horseshoes
http://www.horseshoepitching.com/products/sanctionedshoes.shtml

Primary Distributors of NHPA Sanctioned Horseshoes
http://www.horseshoepitching.com/products/sources.shtml

See pictures of more horseshoes that are available from distributors
http://www.horseshoepitching.com/products/shoes.shtml

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