New Barefoot Saddle
Barefoot Saddle after approx 2 weeks use
These images clearly show how the Barefoot Saddle moulds to the horse. At first use (image 1) the saddle still perches above the horse's back.
After a few hours of use the saddle has nicely moulded to the horse, the padding has settled and the seat has deepened (image 2).
A Barefoot saddle does require a little time to find its shape, however, due to its flexibility, it is the saddle that adapts to the horse's topline and not the other way round.
Even in professional circles we unfortunately hear that a young horse will only develop a saddle area during the breaking in period. This simply means that, pinched by the (not optimal!) saddle, muscle atrophy occurs - usually visible through the often seen hollows on either sides of the withers. Whoever considers the term ''development of saddle area' a positive, actually harms the horse. A horse ridden with a Barefoot Saddle, does not show any 'development of saddle area', on the contrary, muscle build up of the trapezius occurs where you usually see the hollows - prove of the horse-friendliness of the Barefoot Saddle Systems!
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