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Horse saddle manufacturer
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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 employees77
Websitehttps://devoucoux.com

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

History

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.

The initial US product line was launched in 1999.

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

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

Sponsorship

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.

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. They were also a sponsor of the $25,000 Devoucoux Wild Card Grand Prix, HITS Culpeper, Virginia.

References

  1. ^ "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)
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  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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