We played horseshoes a lot in the summer as kids...so much so that I would get a blister on my tossing hand.
The Best Horseshoe Pitcher Ever Alan Francis has won the horseshoe pitching world championship the past seven years, but he's one athlete who has remained virtually unknown.
I had horseshoes set up in my backyard at my old place. I also installed floodlights. I had the pits formed using 2x4s and filled with sand, although a clay surface is regulation, if I recall correctly. Lots of fun.