Devoucoux

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Devoucoux
Founded1985; 37 years ago (1985) in Sare, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
FounderJean-Michel Devoucoux
Number of employees
77

Devoucoux is a manufacturer of luxury horse saddles. The company produces over 3,700 unique saddles based on 17 basic models.[1] World class riders, including Olympic Medallist Norman Dello Joio, Karin Donckers, Ron George, Sara Algotsson use Devoucoux saddles.[2]

Devoucoux is also a sponsor of French riders Thomas Carlile, Gilles Pons, Rodolphe Scherer, Stanislas de Zuchovitch, and Pippa Funnell, Dani Evans, Jennie Brannigan and even more.

Devoucoux also sponsors elite competitors and contests.[3] Devoucoux was the sponsor the $30,000 Otter Creek Grand Prix, a show jumping competition held over a five-week summer period at the 2006 Vermont Summer Festival.[4] They were also a sponsor of the $25,000 Devoucoux Wild Card Grand Prix, HITS Culpeper, Virginia.[5]

Devoucoux has a strong sales network with three subsidiaries : France, United Kingdom and the USA. No less than 77 employees worldwide and 15 distributors.

History[]

The company was started in 1985 by Jean-Michel Devoucoux in his workshop in the Basque village of Sare. They have sixty employees.[6] The founder is an ex-apprentice groom from Ciboure in the Pyrénées Atlantiques, and is trained to make both harnesses and saddles.

The initial US product line was launched in 1999.[1]

In 2007, Director Brice Goguet was replaced by Benjamin Auzimour for United States operations, and Didier Brailly took over in the UK.[7]

In 2008, the company supported the British Horse Society, by offering a saddle as a prize.[8][9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy". California Riding Magazine. June 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2011-01-09.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Vermont Summer Festival Horseshows". 2006.
  3. ^ "Hartpury Festival of Dressage, 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  4. ^ "Vermont Summer Festival Horseshows, 2006". Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  5. ^ HITS enews, 2007
  6. ^ Stalmaathuis
  7. ^ "ress Release: December 04, 2007". Archived from the original on June 26, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
  8. ^ "Devoucoux gives massive boost to BHS Scotland membership drive, Equestrian, August 14, 2008". Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
  9. ^ Devoucoux gives massive boost to BHS Scotland membership drive, Information Centre 2008/08/20

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