What you see as just any old horseshoe ring a Kewaunee man saw as an opportunity to compete on the world stage. Dominic Saxby recently completed his run at the World Horseshoe Pitching Championships in Lansing, Mich., competing against over 900 others from 48 states and three countries. Horseshoe pitchers must qualify by competing in different tournaments and having a high ringer percentage, which is when you hook your horseshoes around the stake compared to how many throws you make. Saxby’s ringer percentage hovers right around 25 percent and posted some of his best scores during the world tournament where he even won his division. Despite not advancing to the world championship in the end, Saxby is thankful for the opportunity to play.

Saxby began playing horseshoes with family members and he enjoys meeting new people across all of the tournaments he enters. The World Horseshoe Pitching Championships wraps up this weekend.

Photo courtesy of Dobie Gutweiler and Horseshoes Around Wisconsin