Our favorite French brands for horses and riders

Our favorite French brands for pampering your horse (and gearing up) 🇫🇷

Our horses deserve the very best, and French-made equestrian products truly embody this commitment ✨ Blending expert craftsmanship, full traceability, and thoughtfully engineered formulas for both horse and rider, French brands have set the bar high. Discover 4 French brands we love, covering horse care and riding equipment—along with our must-have favorite from each 😍

🇫🇷 Why choose products made in France?

Choosing a French brand for your horse or riding gear often means better traceability of raw materials, products developed with veterinarians, farriers, or specialist engineers, and a shorter production chain. Many of these brands also follow strict quality standards (Ecocert labels, CE certifications, and non-doping products suitable for competition), giving both discerning horse owners and riding-school riders added peace of mind.

🍀 Ravene: trusted everyday care

For many years, Ravene has been committed to providing horse owners with effective, innovative solutions for their horses’ well-being 🐴 Its shampoos, insect-control products, and Easy Shine range are specially formulated to meet the needs of horses’ skin and coats. The brand also offers a full range of supplements, developed through extensive research into equine nutrition.

Our favorite: the Easy Shine detangling spray—it hardly needs an introduction! It makes it easy to add shine and detangle your companion’s mane and tail, while leaving your pony smelling lovely 😍🌸

We couldn’t leave out products to help you care for your horse’s hooves: Pedicade frog repair treatment and Pediflex moisturizing hoof oil

✨ Michel Vaillant: the benchmark in equestrian hoof care

Michel Vaillant is a respected equestrian brand specializing in hoof care products. Horse owners trust its oils and hoof dressings to help maintain strong, healthy hooves. The brand also offers joint and post-exercise recovery care through its balms.

Our favorite: HydratoPresto organic coconut oil, with its irresistible scent, deeply moisturizes and helps keep the sole healthy. It protects and nourishes the hoof while supporting lasting hydration and healthy growth. ❤️ Its formula combines a blend of organic plant oils with organic essential oils and 100% natural ingredients.

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They’ve also expanded their range with supplements for your horses, including biotin and electrolyte products, as well as hoof boots.

🧡 Natural'Innov: natural care designed by riders, for riders

Natural’Innov: a range created by riders for riders, drawing on expertise in herbal care and an environmentally conscious approach 🪴 The brand offers natural supplements. For horses that don’t receive a feed ration, you can give them crackers and/or licks to support them day to day. The brand is also known for its popular Natural’Kub, which keeps horses occupied and supports digestion while keeping hay on the ground clean and dry.

Natural'Flow cooling tendon gel

For manes, tails, and coats, Natural’Innov also offers two complementary solid shampoos: Natural’Wash Sensitive, designed for sensitive skin, helps address skin concerns such as dermatitis or mud fever and soothes itching with its antibacterial and antifungal ingredients (zinc oxide and neem powder); Natural’Wash Daily, formulated for more frequent use, cleanses and protects the coat, mane, and tail without being harsh on the skin, while adding shine and moisture. Both share an organic base of sunflower oil, coconut oil, and shea butter—a practical, more eco-friendly choice for everyday grooming.

🔥 NACA: French safety born from aerospace engineering

NACA isn’t like other brands. Drawing on more than 40 years of expertise in composite materials (carbon fiber, Kevlar, and epoxy resin) developed for aerospace and motorsports, it now applies that expertise to rider protection. Designed and made in southern France, NACA helmets feature an interchangeable magnetic visor system, a carbon-fiber chin strap, and optimized ventilation, without compromising on CE certification.

Create your ideal helmet! ✨ Build your own look by pairing a helmet without a visor with the visor of your choice, or choose one of our complete helmets with a matching visor.

Questions we’re often asked about French brands

What makes NACA helmets different from other brands? NACA brings expertise originally developed for aerospace and motorsports to equestrian riding, using materials such as carbon and Kevlar, along with a magnetic interchangeable visor system that is unique in the equestrian helmet market.

When should you use a gut flora supplement? A supplement such as Natural'Digest is especially useful during a feed transition, antibiotic treatment, deworming, or in cases of loose droppings, but it can also be given as a preventive course year-round.

Can I use Michel Vaillant organic coconut oil every day?
Yes. This oil is formulated for regular use: it deeply moisturizes and helps keep the sole healthy without being harsh on the hoof, making it suitable for a daily or weekly routine depending on hoof condition.

Are Made in France products more expensive than other brands?
Not always. While some technical products, such as NACA helmets, are positioned at the premium end because of their materials, many Made in France care products, including solid shampoos and supplements, are priced similarly to comparable international brands while offering better traceability.

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