France has a long history of saddlemaking, and is home to a select few saddlemakers who have a well-justified worldwide reputation for saddles, bridlework and accessories of the very highest quality.  French-made saddles are in great demand worldwide, and are chosen by many of the world's top professional Equestrians.  These top manufacturers are experts in the design and development of saddles for all disciplines of the riding world... jumping, dressage and endurance... and quality is their keyword.  Only a few companies reach the heights of success in world markets reached by Frederic Butet, Devoucoux and CWD,  but there are many other saddlemakers in France who manufacture competition saddles of similar quality, using the same top quality leathers and materials.  We hope we can help you discover some of the other superb saddlemakers who are out there, and we are happy to answer all your French Saddle queries....email us      read on...

If you are interested to see the craftsmanship which goes into the manufacture of just one French saddle, we strongly recommend that when you have a little time to spare you spend a few minutes watching the video clip on the website of the following French Saddlemaker, M.Vincent Gaffet. Here you can follow the stages of manufacture of some of the world's finest hand-made saddles. You will be encouraged that  in 2007 there are still craftsmen like this at work, producing such high-quality products.     Here is the link...         www.gaffet.fr       watch and enjoy!