Cloete Saddles

Cloete Saddles Cloete Saddles combines fine craftsmanship, top-shelf materials and trusted saddle fitting methods to handcraft adjustable, lightweight boutique saddles.

Franco Cloete Saddlery specializes in designing saddles which are fit and custom made according to the unique attributes of horse and rider.

Custom All Around Saddleby Cloete Saddles Custom-fit to Barb Vincent and FIG - her Norwegian Fjord gelding.* Note the sn...
09/28/2026

Custom All Around Saddle
by Cloete Saddles

Custom-fit to Barb Vincent and FIG - her Norwegian Fjord gelding.

* Note the snug-fitting cantle bag - ideal for packing essentials for the day





Melanie Zarchikoff acquired this used South African Trail saddle by Cloete Saddles for her high-withered, fairly narrow ...
09/24/2026

Melanie Zarchikoff acquired this used South African Trail saddle by Cloete Saddles for her high-withered, fairly narrow gaited mare.

Looks like she found a good match.


Reining Saddle By Cloete Saddles Franco replaced this saddle's original custom tree with a new tree, custom fit to Jeane...
09/17/2026

Reining Saddle
By Cloete Saddles

Franco replaced this saddle's original custom tree with a new tree, custom fit to Jeanette Brazeau and her beautiful 7 yo Paint, Nakota.

Nakota's unique back profile formula displays S-angles from P1-6, but widens into D-angles from P7-10, with an R-3
rock-profile.
(S=single-back)
(D=double-back)
* These back profile qualities are evident in the attached picture *

Incidentally, this is the very last reining saddle Franco would work on or re-tree, as we have discontinued this saddle model.

No more Cloete Reining Saddles folks, however we are still going all out with our other saddle models - Western and English Crossovers.




Aussie Stock SaddleBy Cloete Saddles Custom-built for an Oriental client.
09/15/2026

Aussie Stock Saddle
By Cloete Saddles
Custom-built for an Oriental client.

Very excited about the creative leather carving designs for Jody Schulze-McMann's Cloete saddle in the works!Love this t...
09/04/2026

Very excited about the creative leather carving designs for Jody Schulze-McMann's Cloete saddle in the works!

Love this theme! 🌾

Can you name the saddle parts these custom designs are for?

Leather carving artist - Tamara Cloete

It's been a blast matching our handcrafted CLOETE mohair rope cinches to our custom Cloete Saddles!And we LOVE how super...
09/04/2026

It's been a blast matching our handcrafted CLOETE mohair rope cinches to our custom Cloete Saddles!
And we LOVE how superbly U-Braid-It Braiding Supply Co. LLC names their classic twists!
Ol' Paint...Lost Trail...Trick Rider...
Lil' Red & Blue Roan...Dapple Grey...
Sam Elliot & Chris Cooper - it's awesome!

It's a joy working with Cybèle and Rebecca at U-Braid-It Braiding Supply Co. LLC!!
Thank you for offering us an incredible product!

https://www.ubraidit.com/Our-Story_ep_41.html

Claire Hanna and her 11 year old QH mare, Cash (Little Cash Dunnit) have evidently put their custom CLOETE Ladies Wade o...
09/04/2026

Claire Hanna and her 11 year old QH mare, Cash (Little Cash Dunnit) have evidently put their custom CLOETE Ladies Wade on trial along the beautiful trails and natural expanses of Canada.

Claire was one of our valued clients in the early days of Cloete Saddles being established in Canada.


We highly recommend using a custom-fit breast collar and - crupper, with your Cloete Saddles on those hilly trails.(BTW,...
09/02/2026

We highly recommend using a custom-fit breast collar and - crupper, with your Cloete Saddles on those hilly trails.

(BTW, rear cinch rigging isn't really that useful for maintaining correct saddle position on those sharper inclines)

Revisiting this gray, but happy day at Duncan, Vancouver Island, when Alec Wheeler and her Gidget (QH mare) received the...
09/02/2026

Revisiting this gray, but happy day at Duncan, Vancouver Island, when Alec Wheeler and her Gidget (QH mare) received their custom Lady Wade saddle, handcrafted for them by Cloete Saddles /Franco Cloete.

Aren't they a terrific duo?!

(We are so thankful for the blessing Alec has been, serving our Vancouver Island clients as Cloete's associate saddle fitter!)

Leather carving artist: Tamara Cloete

Plantation Saddle (essentially an English crossover)by Franco CloeteSeasoned rider opinion:"Got a new to me Cloete saddl...
08/31/2026

Plantation Saddle
(essentially an English crossover)
by Franco Cloete

Seasoned rider opinion:

"Got a new to me Cloete saddle last year! Most comfortable saddle I have ever sat in... 40 years riding, multiple disciplines. Beautiful workmanship."
Fiona Youden FJ

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Okotoks, AB

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Monday 12am - 11:45pm
Tuesday 12am - 11:45pm
Wednesday 12am - 11:45pm
Thursday 12am - 11:45pm
Friday 12am - 11:45pm
Sunday 12am - 11:45pm

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