Hundreds of inhabitants of Sorède, in the south of France, braided whips and riding crops in hackberry wood until the car and the tractor supplanted the horse. 

A workshop at the foot of the Albères massif still works with this strong, supple wood, in an establishment for people with mental disabilities. 

Hermès entrusts them with the task of making all its riding crops and dressage kits.

Directed by Frédéric Laffont.   

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Welcome to the world of Hermès:
In 1837, Thierry Hermès opened his workshop making the finest quality harnesses and saddles in the heart of Paris.
Today, Hermès is still a family company whose craftspeople make, often by hand and always with love , bags and belts, diaries and dishes, scarves and shoes, perfumes and purses, ties and travelling furniture, as well as gloves, hats, watches, jewellery and clothes.