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Devoucoux

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Devoucoux
Industrymanufacturing of travel items, leather goods and saddlery Edit this on Wikidata
Founded1985; 39 years ago (1985) in Sare, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
FounderJean-Michel Devoucoux
Number of employees
77
Websitehttps://devoucoux.com

Devoucoux, named after its founder, is a French manufacturing company that produces high-end horse saddles.[1]

History

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The company was founded in the year 1985 by Jean-Michel Devoucoux in his workshop in the Basque village of Sare. Devoucoux was an ex-apprentice groom from Ciboure in the Pyrénées Atlantiques and had trained to make both harnesses and saddles. The company now has sixty employees.[2]

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.[3]

In 2008, the company supported the British Horse Society by offering a saddle as a prize to new members.[4][5]

Sponsorship

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Devoucoux is an active sponsorship brand, sponsoring riders including Thomas Carlile, Gilles Pons, Rodolphe Scherer, Stanislas de Zuchovitch, Pippa Funnell, Dani Evans, and Jennie Brannigan.[6]

Devoucoux was the sponsor of the $30,000 Otter Creek Grand Prix, a show jumping competition held over five weeks at the 2006 Vermont Summer Festival.[7] They were also a sponsor of the $25,000 Devoucoux Wild Card Grand Prix, HITS Culpeper, Virginia.[8]

References

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  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. ^ "Stalmaathuis". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  3. ^ "ress Release: December 04, 2007". Archived from the original on June 26, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Devoucoux gives massive boost to BHS Scotland membership drive, Information Centre 2008/08/20". Archived from the original on 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  6. ^ "Hartpury Festival of Dressage, 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  7. ^ "Vermont Summer Festival Horseshows, 2006". Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  8. ^ "HITS enews, 2007". Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
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