Quail Ridge Horseshoe Club Jan 2009
“Welcome to
Quail Ridge Horseshoe Club”
Welcome to the Quail Ridge Horseshoe Club.
You have just entered “horseshoe country” where we hope to provide you with the
best opportunity to explore the field of horseshoe pitching.
When you join the Quail Ridge Horseshoe Club (QRHC), you are automatically
a member of the Missouri Horseshoe Pitchers Association (MOHPA) and the National
Horseshoe Pitchers Association (NHPA).
Here at QRHC you will be pitching in the finest horseshoe facility in the
USA
. The QRHC members are most proud of this
building. Visitors from all around the country
come to visit the Hall of Fame site and pitch horseshoes.
After touring the Hall of Fame room
and the indoor courts, you will want to see our outdoor courts which are there for
public use all year round. Also, please take
not of our brick walkway out in front – a way to show your support for horseshoes
and to honor someone you love in horseshoes.
QRHC is most fortunate to be “caretakers” of this beautiful National Horseshoe Pitchers
Hall of Fame building. When the
Quail Ridge
Park
was chosen to be the site of the NHPA/NHPF Hall of Fame facility because of its
central location, our original club (New Melle Horseshoe Club) was selected to be
its custodian. Our club, which includes approximately
200 members, does exactly what we agreed to do – we take care of this building. This facility which is some 23,000 square
feet is huge and takes lots of volunteers to keep it going.
So when you join our club we hope you will consider this and be quick to
volunteer in any field which you can help.
Volunteers are need for; computer stats, concession stand helpers, “pit crew”, house
duty at the Hall of Fame – 4 days a week, clean up once a month, scorekeepers, health
and welfare, communications, etc. There is
a place for you and your participation is appreciated.
As a member of the QRHC you may wish to purchase
a few horseshoe game related items to help you get started.
The National Game Related Sales is set up right here in our building – some
of its items can be found in the showcases in the lobby of the building.
We have many kinds of horseshoes, hooks, horseshoe boxes and bags, etc that
will benefit you. You may also want to purchase
a beautiful QRHC polo or T-shirt to show that you are now a proud member of the
club. Just ask someone and they will point
you in the right direction.
The QRHC offers you both summer and winter leagues to pitch in.
Whether you are a beginner, a backyard horseshoe pitcher, or a more experienced
pitcher there is a place for you to pitch.
Our leagues are on a handicapped basis which means you can pitch with the more experienced
pitchers and still be competitive.
Once you feel competent enough you will probably want to pitch in a horseshoe tournament.
Tournaments are held monthly at our facility. The tournaments are divided into classes so
that you will be pitching against someone close to your own ringer percentage. It’s only a matter of time before you start
your horseshoe trophy collection.
Also, once a year our Missouri Horseshoe Association holds a State Tournament at
different sites throughout our beautiful state over the Labor Day weekend.
This tournament is approximately 250 strong, and some years more.
Once you attain “horseshoe fever” you won’t want to miss this exciting event.
You will be
receiving our state newsletter, SHOE BIZ, three times a year which keeps you informed
with horseshoe pitching news across
Missouri
and which includes a tournament schedule
throughout MO that you can participate in.
In addition to the State Tournament, each year the National Horseshoe Pitcher Association
(NHPA) hosts a World Horseshoe Tournament which is held in various states throughout
the
USA
and sometimes
Canada
. It is usually held in July/August with
about 1,500 pitchers attending the event. Even bigger news!
So you will want to fill up your gas
tank, make plans to spend your vacation pitching with people from all over the country
and bring home one of those beautiful world trophies.
As you have just read there is much that you can
do when you start pitching horseshoes.
Of course, not everyone does all of the above.
It is up to you, what you want to get out of horseshoes and what you can do for
horseshoes.
We not only offer you a wonderful horseshoe experience, a challenge to explore your
skills, but we also offer you the opportunity
to become a part of our horseshoe family where you will find the camaraderie to
be very gratifying. Our QRHC motto –
“Where old friends greet and new friends meet” – goes a long way back in
our past and reaches out toward our future years.
We hope you become a part of our organization.
Once again welcome.
Sincerely,
Jeanette Claas
QRHC President
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