Barefoot Pommel Inserts

Each Barefoot Saddle comes with a standard/medium pommel, that fits almost every horse. Barefoot of Germany recommends the narrow pommel for narrow horses, the standard/medium for most horses, the wide for broad shouldered horses, and the Extra Wide for horses without a noticeable wither and extremely wide shoulders. To determine which size is appropriate for your horse, we recommend printing out the sizing template and placing it on your horse.

For more customization, if necessary, there are Barefoot inserts available that come with the Barefoot Saddle Pads.

All Barefoot saddles are able to be adjusted to suit your horse, where different shoulder conformations exist. It is very easy to replace the insert - open the zipper on the pommel, exchange the inserts, close the zipper - done! If your horse has especially wide withers and back, you can consider the soft pommel.

Structure/Materials: Special PU-synthetic material. Internal metal bar. This bar stabilizes the material and helps to avoid breakage.

Click here to print out a sizing template to help select the correct pommel size for your horse! See the Sizing Tab for step-by-step instructions on changing out your pommel.

There are many horses that are comfortable with the standard medium insert that the Barefot saddles sell with. To be sure what size is appropriate for your horse, we recommend printing out the sizing template and placing it on your horse.

Click here to print out the sizing template for your horse, and follow the steps below:

Step 1: Important: To easily change the pommel, never lay the saddle flat on the ground!

Put the saddle on a saddle rack or similar, such as a sofa backrest for stabilization. Detach the adjustable seat and put it forward over the front pommel.

Step 2: Open the zipper pocket and widen the opening carefully.

Step 3: Now the pommel insert can be pulled out step-by-step by removing one side after the other.

Step 4: First put in the new exchange pommel into one side of the pocket. Please pay attention to the correct direction of the pommel, which is labeled as follows: "R" for right and "L" for left, as seen from the rider's view.

Step 5: Insert the other side of the pommel into the pocket. The new pommel must be completely and deeply stuck in. The pocket should be filled out totally.

Step 6: To check whether the pommel is seated correctly, move both zipper parts together by using the thumb and forefinger of both hands. If the zipper sides do touch each other over the pommel, the pommel sits perfectly.

Step 7: The zipper can now be easily closed. If the closing should not be possible or if the zip doesn't slide easily, do not apply force, but recheck the pommel's fit and put it even deeper into the pocket.