Author's note

Horseshoes is a free decorative Western display font with tall, tightly drawn letters and theatrical proportions. Strong thick-thin changes give the type a vintage poster quality, and its sharply flared serifs bend into lively, almost tusk-like points. The silhouette feels lean and restless.

Designers working with rodeo, country music, or frontier-themed material will find it suited to event posters, album artwork, merchandise graphics, and bar or restaurant branding, especially for festivals and live venues. Those hooked serifs echo the curves of traditional Western ornament, helping the lettering become part of an illustrated badge or saloon-style sign rather than serving as neutral text.

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This font was last updated in March 2011.

It is free for personal use. For commercial licensing, visit:

https://laurenashpole.com/fonts/horseshoes-lemonade

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Free for personal use. For commercial licensing, visit www.laurenashpole.com.
Font family
Horseshoes
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
1.000;PYRS;Horseshoes
Full font name
Horseshoes
Name table version
Version 1.000
Postscript font name
Horseshoes
Trademark notice
Lauren Ashpole - www.laurenashpole.com
Manufacturer name
PYRS Fontlab Ltd. / Made with FontLab

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2011-03-13
Revision1
Glyph count98
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightSemi-bold
WidthSemi-condensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced