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2008 World
Champions:
If you're
looking for the best horseshoes out there, you'll find them right
here...
Pitching our horseshoes definitely pays off! |
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Congratulations to Abby Green
from Adamsville, Ohio for winning the Girls World Championship in horseshoes on
July 12, 2008, in York, Pennsylvania! Abby was undefeated at 19-0 overall
and 5-0 in the finals, averaging 59.89% ringers... absolutely awesome and she
did it pitching our Thoroughbred Snyder E-Z Flip Horseshoes... |
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Sue
Snyder of Madisonville, KY narrowly defeated Canada's best, Sylvianne Moisan, in a play-off
for the Women's World Championship in York, PA on July 19, 2008,
winning her very impressive 7th world title! Sue went 19-1,
pitching 86.3% for the tournament, losing just the final game of
regulation to Moisan to set up the play-off match between the two, which
lasted 124 shoes... Snyder pitched 110 ringers for 88.7% to
Moisan's 107 ringers for 86.3%... It doesn't get much better than
that... what a finish! ...make that two titles
for the Snyder E-Z Flip horseshoe! |
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For the
most astounding fourteenth time, Alan Francis of Defiance, OH won the Men's World
Championship in York, PA on July 19th... He was undefeated all the way
through the week long pitching event, 19-0 in the finals and 34-0
overall with 89.6% ringers over the course of the week... that's 1,277
ringers out of 1,426 shoes pitched and that, folks, is a world
tournament record! With that performance, Alan now tops an elite club
of just three men who have pitched over 88% in the world championships,
the other two being Elmer Hohl and Walter Ray Williams Jr... what an
accomplishment! And yes, he pitches his "signature shoe"
...maybe you should too! |
 Are you as
determined to make ringers as this little guy? Have you decided to
take your horseshoe game to the next level? Well you’re in luck...
Every horseshoe we make comes off the production line fully loaded
with ringers and all you have to do is figure out how to release
them... Easier said than done, right?
Practice is the
key, but the very first thing you need to pitch ringers is a quality
set of horseshoes. There’s no way you can develop a consistent turn
or flip using a picnic style horseshoe- they’re just not designed
for it. If you’re here, it’s probably because you’ve had some
of these same thoughts. Maybe you've experienced some frustrations
with inferior horseshoes? Well, you've found the right place
online that can help you fix all that.
Developing a
consistent turn or flip is one of the fundamentals you need to
master in order to make ringers and it can only be done with
quality, balanced horseshoes designed specifically for the way you
pitch. Lucky for you, that's exactly what we make here at
White Distributors (WD)... So, it’s time to upgrade!
If you were to
ask any of the champions above for a little advice for a beginner,
they’d all say about the same thing: Step 1- get decent horseshoes
that fit your style. Steps 2-4: practice, practice, practice!
A good shoe, one that’s right for you, makes a huge difference at
any pitching level, but especially for beginners.
Horseshoes is a
four-dimensional game. Height, distance, accuracy, and an open
shoe make up the four essential elements of pitching ringers.
Our horseshoes make it easier for you to master and repeat these key
elements and that's what you need... Backyard King or World
Champion, whatever your goal is, it doesn't matter... the elements
are the same and we can help you get there... no doubt!
We've developed a line of over
twenty unique horseshoes that encompasses every type of grip, for
any turn or flip... We've got you covered for virtually any style of
pitching a horseshoe. Let our years of experience help you
find the next level of your game!
Our History
 The
White family has been involved in the organized sport of horseshoe
pitching since about 1920 when Sam White organized the first
horseshoe pitching leagues and tournaments here in the city of Erie,
PA. Sam was the founder of the Erie Horseshoe Club (currently
the
host club of the annual Eastern National Horseshoe Tournament). He
was a great pitcher in his time but he was better known as an
organizer and promoter of the sport. It was a natural
progression for Sam to start peddling horseshoes on the side at all
his horseshoe events and he quickly became known as the guy who sold
horseshoes in the local area.
Glen
Sebring, local club member and top pitcher once recalled of Sam...
"When I was just a boy, I bought my first pair of horseshoes from
Sam... he was a wonderful man... it was back in 1936... they were
Gordons... $2.50 a pair! I saved for months to get them... I
think he would have probably given them to me though... he was that
kind of a guy... always wanting to see the kids get into it, really
anybody, but especially the kids... anyways, I threw them over the
handle bars of my bike and rode straight from Sam's house on 21st
Street to the courts in Glenwood to pitch 'em... I loved those
shoes! I had earned them and I was proud of that... That was sayin' somethin' in those days... I sure did get my money's worth
out of them... I wore them out and then some!" Back
in the day, many people had
stories like that about Sam and WD still strives for
praise like that.
Sam's sons
all took up the sport, but one really excelled at it... Francis
White became an even greater champion
in the sport and after Sam passed on, he also continued to distribute
horseshoes part-time while running his successful grocery business
in Erie. Francis retired in the late 1970's and began focusing
strongly on pitching horseshoes again... A natural merchant, he couldn't help but
turn his hobby into a business by starting to peddle horseshoes
again and before he knew it, he had
a nearly full-time, nationwide horseshoe distributorship... the
beginning of today's company.
When
Francis finally fully retired at the end of 1995, his son and grandsons
purchased the distributorship together, intent on preserving this
long-standing family tradition. Within six months, Bob & Bob
Jr., decided to expand and begin manufacturing their own horseshoes.
The market was definitely ripe for a new manufacturer and they were
able to capitalize... They started small, with just one model in that first year...
the struggling Glory Horseshoe, of which they purchased the
manufacturing rights from local pro Dan Kuchcinski.
Soon they added their top selling Mustang Horseshoe and things
just went crazy from there... Now the company manufactures over
twenty different models including the famous Imperial and
Thoroughbred brands and still distributes some of the other
top-selling shoes on the market, notably, the Diamond and Deadeye
brands and there seems to be no end in
sight!
Tony White is the fifth generation to compete in the
sport and participate in running the company. Other family
members are also involved in the business, helping the legacy of
Sam and Francis White live on. So, all told, that's about 90
years of history backing the company... it spans five generations
and three of them are still involved! They all still play
horseshoes all the time and have tested every shoe out there.
All five generations have competed in the men's championship class
at the PA State Horseshoe Tournament, so they all know a thing or
two about throwing the shoes too! Over the years they've become pretty good at helping people figure
out what's best for them in horseshoe pitching equipment... They
have become
trusted by the pros in the sport and will certainly do a good job
for you too!
Here at White Distributors (WD Horseshoe Company), we love horseshoe pitching just like you do, but it seems we've
taken it to the ultimate extreme... Lucky for you, though...
it's all to your benefit! We're intent on making the best
possible horseshoes and are committed to the never ending pursuit of
making the "perfect shoe."
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