Eric Nègre
Co-founder
Founder of Ecuries du Grand Veneur with Edouard Coupérie in 1984, Eric passed away in 2019 but his legacy will always be remembered.
Edouard Coupérie Eiffel
Co-founder
An accomplished International rider, Edouard is a former French national champion and a previous winner of CSIO Grand Prix.
He was a member of the French team for more than 25 years.
Today Edouard is one of the Team representatives for the French Federation.
Adeline Wirth-Nègre
Co-founder
Member of the French team for many years, Adeline has been Ladies French Champion.
She specializes in the preparation of young Hunter and equitation horses for sale in the USA, a country where she is very active.
Adeline regularly organizes clinics at the Ecuries du Grand Veneur.
Sylvie Couperie
Married to Edouard, she created the JumpFax News and its Competition Calendar distributed worldwide.
Today she is an animal photographer. She regularly exhibits and sells her art and photos.
Baptiste Coupérie Eiffel
After one year in Italy and two years of experience at Ludger Beerbaum in Germany, Baptiste joined the Ecuries du Grand Veneur.
Passionate and hardworking, he manages the Competition stable and values the horses entrusted to him.
BPJEPS diploma holder, Baptiste also loves to transmit his passion and his taste of competition to his students.
Kyle Timm
Originally from Canada he spends part of the winter in Florida and the rest of the season at the Ecuries du Grand Veneur.
He is an International Level rider and has already represented Canada at Nations Cup level.
He takes care of the France / USA trade with his many contacts in North America.
Emmanuel Sison
Manu has been a loyal member of Team Grand Veneur since 2003. He was originally the groom of Edouard Couperie
An authentic “Swiss knife”, Manu now manages the Grand Veneur property with a master’s hand.
Thanks to his versatility, his knowledge of horses, and his hands on approach the team relies on him every day.
Sylvie Diot, alias Mamie
Don’t misunderstand, Sylvie’s nickname is full of affection … Grandma has been watching over the Grand Veneur Stables since 1992, her presence and her knowledge is second to none.
Sylvie has an eye on all the activity of the Stables but she takes care more particularly of Adeline Wirth-Negre horses.
Marie Acot
Since Marie joined us in the year 2000, she has been an essential part of the good performance of the stable taking care of the administration and accounting part of the business. Marie is a vital member of Team Grand Veneur.
Fun fact : Before becoming administrative manager, Marie was Baptiste’s babysitter for a few years!
Matthieu Bazoin
Since 2018, Matthieu improves his skills and knowledge by supporting Baptiste and Kyle on a daily basis.
Passionate and hardworking, his sense of team spirit make him a real asset of Team Grand Veneur!
Julie Kervarec
Julie joined Grand Veneur Team in 2018 as Baptiste Couperie’s groom.
A truly passionate horse lover, Julie takes care of her horses with attention and kindness.
Her team spirit and goodwill make her an essential part of Team Grand Veneur.