Devoucoux

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Devoucoux is a manufacturer of luxury horse saddles. The company produces over 3,000 unique saddles based on 13 basic models.[1] World class riders, including Olympic Medallist Norman Dello Joio, use Devoucoux saddles.[2]

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]

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, there were management changes; Brice Goguet, Director of Devoucoux Inc, is returning to Europe to join the general management team and accelerate the brand's development. Benjamin Auzimour, Devoucoux Ltd’s present Director, will replace him in the United States. Didier Brailly, who is new to the company, is taking over the management of operations in the UK.[7]

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 California Riding Magazine. June 2008 http://www.ridingmagazine.com/riding_onlinemag/articles/2008_06/devoucoux.htm |url= missing title (help). Retrieved 2011-01-09. 
  2. ↑ "Vermont Summer Festival Horseshows". 2006. 
  3. ↑ Hartpury Festival of Dressage, 2008
  4. ↑ Vermont Summer Festival Horseshows, 2006
  5. ↑ HITS enews, 2007
  6. ↑ Stalmaathuis
  7. ↑ ress Release: December 04, 2007
  8. ↑ Devoucoux gives massive boost to BHS Scotland membership drive, Equestrian, August 14, 2008
  9. ↑ Devoucoux gives massive boost to BHS Scotland membership drive, Information Centre 2008/08/20

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