Barefoot Soft Pommel Insert

The Barefoot Soft Pommel Inserts can benefit wide horses whose shoulder angle lies clearly outside the extra wide template, broad shouldered horses, or on sensitive horses. You can exchange your standard fiberglass pommel insert for this soft pommel insert. This soft insert is a cotton pillow, like a stuffed toy, as it is filled with cotton wool and is flexible and soft. It fits into the area for the standard fiberglass pommel perfectly.

Easy to fit - open the zip fastener, exchange the inserts, close the zip fastener - finished!

For western style saddles: Love the look of a horn? Check out the Barefoot Saddle Horn (sold separately on this website) - it is a horn part with a velcro fastener that wraps around the soft insert. This gives the soft pommel function/flexibility, without sacrificing the look of a horn.

Order Note(s): Size 0/1/2 fits Barefoot Treeless Saddle size 1 and 2; Use size XO for pony saddles ONLY (Barefoot Bellis or Lily Treeless Saddles).

The soft insert is for horses with broad shoulders and flat withers, and very sensitive horses. We recommend you print out the sizing template below. Horses that do well in the soft insert measure wider than the extra wide size.

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.