My late grandfather joao pereira de freitas was a makawao blacksmith so i am uniquely qualified to attest that portuguese horseshoes is neither portuguese nor does it involve horseshoes. The portable boxes make it easy to play this game anywhere with no need for pounding in stakes. Time for summer with podagee horseshoes by the north end craftsman. The game is portuguese horseshoes. Large washers take the place of horseshoes and a wooden box with a hole in the center known as the cup substitutes for a horseshoe pit.
The best way to translate portuguese into pidgin the creole language of hawaii is podagee so when some podagees were told they couldn t put stakes in the ground at their county parks to play regular horseshoes they created their own game. The best way to translate portuguese into pidgin the creole language of hawaii is podagee so when some podagees were told they couldn t put stakes in the ground at their county parks to play regular horseshoes they created their own game. Items you will need 2 wooden boxes with 4 to 5 inch hole cut out of the center of each recommended size 15 inches by 15 inches with 6 inch front and 11 inch backboard. My late grandfather joao pereira de freitas was a makawao blacksmith so i am uniquely qualified to attest that portuguese horseshoes is neither portuguese nor does it involve horseshoes.
