Barefoot Western Pommel Inserts

MEDIUM and Extra Wide FORK BROWN and BLACK OUT OF STOCK - Available End of January 2025

Each Barefoot Western Saddle comes with a standard Wide sized fork, that fits almost every horse. Barefoot of Germany recommends the Medium Pommel for narrow horses, and the Extra Wide for horses without noticeable withers and extremely wide shoulders. To determine what size pommel is appropriate for your horse, we recommend printing out the sizing template and place it on your horse.

Barefoot Western Pommels can only be put into Barefoot Western Saddles with two zippers to accommodate the horn.

If further customization is necessary, you can make adjustments to saddle fit with the inserts available.

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 and add the ornamental Velcro leather horn!

Structure/Materials: Special PU-synthetic material. Internal metal bar. This bar stabilizes the material and helps to avoid breakage. Horn/Fork is leather covered, and feature the Barefoot feather logo.

Click here to print out a step-by-step guide to finding the correct pommel size for your horse, and see the Sizing Tab for more details.

There are many horses that are comfortable with the standard wide Pommel Insert with Horn that the western Barefoot saddles sell with. We recommend you print out the sizing template and place in on your horse to determine what size pommel is appropriate.

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.