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This shot shows the SX-8 Select under a regular SX-8 hind. Nails are driven through the heel nail holes of both shoes so you can see how similar the nail placement is and the additional length of the Select.
Key Details of the SX-8 Select Hind Shoes
We have put together some images in the FootPro™ Shop to help point out the length and nail placement differences with the regular SX-8 Series Hind shoes and the SX-8 Select Hind shoes.
This shot shows the SX-8 Select under a regular SX-8 hind. Nails are driven through the heel nail holes of both shoes so you can see how similar the nail placement is and the additional length of the Select.
With the toes lined up at the edge of the anvil you can see the additional length of the SX-8 Select. But nail placement is almost identical so you can get your extended fit without having to go up a size and still have your widest part of the shoe where you need it to be.
This is a close-up to show you the distance of the last nail hole to the end of the heel on a regular SX-8 hind shoe. This is a size 1 so it will vary between sizes.
The SX-8 Select hind shoe distance shows how the nail placement is slightly more forward from the end of the shoe than the regular. So you keep your nail placement where you need it, but get a little more heel length for support.
The "FIA measurement". Pulling a flexible tape from one heel all the way around the shoe to the end of the other. With a size 1 SX-8 Select it is 14-1/2", approximately 1/2" longer overall than a regular SX-8 hind size 1.
Regular SX-8 hind size 1- measures 14" heel to heel.
Another perspective. We lined up the heels to the edge of the anvil and you can see the difference from end of heel to last nail hole. You could back the shoe up on the regular SX-8 to get more support but your nail holes may not be in an ideal position.
Straight edge of the FootPro ruler shows the nail placement is just about the length of the nail hole different if you line the ends of the heels up..
In this view with the heels lined up with the anvil edge, the toes show the overall length difference of the shoes. Subtle but may be just enough to help some horses.
We had questions as to why you wouldn't just go up a size if you needed a little more length. This size 2 regular SX-8 hind shows you have even more length than the SX-8 Select size 1 so it would be even more compared to the regular SX-8 1. You also have a significant change in where the nail holes would be on the foot. For centuries, stepping up a size and modifying it has worked, but the SX-8 Select may be a better option.
