Baloun Bareback Pad

There are various dealers for this pad, Germany, Netherlands, Hungry.

The Trekking pad and Profi pads have the inclusion of a seat. The seat supports the lumber section of the riders back and they have two designs offering this.
Material, the upper material is made from non slip velour leather. The bottom of the pad is made of a foam with a special textile material resistant to the horse’s sweat. The pad is also perforated velour leather (top) and the underside is a perforated foam textile.
Non stirrup design.

No pad needed underneath, fits straight to the horse.
They also have non seat design with gel or just a basic pad.

It comes in children’s and adult sizes. These pads are measured similar to a treed saddle. It is nice to see a company offering size options up to an 18″ seat as some pads are just way too long.

 I really like the look of these. 

Cashel -Western Cinch to English Girth Converters

These are useful should you wish to change your set up. You can convert either way, English to western or Western to English. Usually these retail at about £30 and can be located directly from Cashel or various worldwide stockists.

Western Cinch to English Girth

I came across a company in Australia. They stock girth converters to allow you to change the western cinch fitting to English. This can work with any bareback pad, or even a western saddle.

The website says –

A pair of double girth straps made from strong, long-lasting Beta Biothane with nylon seat belt webbing loop attachment.

• Designed for the LightRider Bareback Pads to replace worn or torn girth points.
• Or convert your western/stock rigging to English style double girth points.
• Measures  32cm / 12″  (short) and 50cm/19.5″ (long) when fastened onto the D Ring.
• Fits a 25mm (1″) girth buckle.