Janet Nittmann
jnittmann@doversaddlery.com
Tel 978-952-8062 x218

For Immediate Release

Dover Saddlery Reports Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results

LITTLETON, MA – August 9, 2011 — Dover Saddlery, Inc. (NASDAQ: DOVR), the leading multi-channel retailer of equestrian products, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011.

Second Quarter Results

Total revenues for the second quarter of 2011 increased 2.0% to $20.2 million compared with $19.9 million achieved in the same period in the prior year. Retail channel revenues increased $1.1 million or 16.1% to $8.1 million, and same-store sales increased 14.1%.

Net income for the quarter decreased to $627,000 or $0.12 per diluted share compared to $869,000 or $0.16 per diluted share for the corresponding quarter of 2010. When excluding the one-time gain of $402,000 from the insurance settlement from the Hobby Horse investment achieved in the second quarter of 2010, adjusted income before taxes (“IBT”) increased $58,000 or 5.5% from $1,050,000 to $1,108,000.

Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2011 was $1.42 million, compared to $1.52 million in the second quarter of 2010.

“During the second quarter we experienced very strong sales in our retail stores,” said Stephen L. Day, president and CEO of Dover Saddlery. “At the end of the quarter we had a very successful grand opening at our new store in Parker, Colorado. Both existing direct and new retail customers flocked to the new location and seem delighted to now have a local Dover Saddlery tack store in their community. The success of this grand opening and the 14.1% increase in same-store sales is clearly showing the strength of our retail expansion plan and the desire for our customers to shop retail whenever possible.”

Dover Saddlery opened one store in the second quarter of 2011, bringing the total number of retail stores to fourteen. Dover Saddlery is planning to open a second store in the fall of 2011 in the Midwest.

Year-to-Date Results

For the first six months of 2011, total revenues increased 4.0% to $37.5 million, compared to $36.1 million for the same period in 2010. Revenues from the retail channel increased 15.8% to $13.3 million and same-store sales increased 14.6%.

Adjusted EBITDA for the first six months of 2011 increased 35.8% to $2.3 million compared to $1.7 million achieved in the corresponding period in 2010. Net income for the first six months of 2011 increased 11.1% to $752,000 or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to $677,000 or $0.12 per diluted share for the first six months of 2010. When excluding the one-time gain of $402,000 from the insurance settlement from the Hobby Horse investment achieved in the second quarter of 2010, adjusted income before taxes (“IBT”) increased $611,000 or 81.5% to $1,361,000 from $750,000.

A reconciliation of the net income calculated in accordance with GAAP and the non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA measure is provided in the table accompanying this earnings release.

A reconciliation of the net income calculated in accordance with GAAP and the non-GAAP Adjusted IBT measure is provided in the table accompanying this earnings release.

Business Outlook 2011

Until there is greater long-term visibility on sustainable economic conditions and consumer behavior, the Company is not providing guidance on business prospects in 2011.

Today’s Teleconference and Webcast

Dover Saddlery will be hosting a conference call at 8:30 A.M. ET today to discuss the second quarter 2011 results. Investors are invited to listen to the earnings conference call over the Internet through the company’s website at http://investor.shareholder.com/DOVR/; this web cast will be archived for a year.

About Dover Saddlery, Inc. Dover Saddlery, Inc. (NASDAQ:DOVR — News) is the leading multi-channel retailer of equestrian products in the United States. Founded in 1975 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, by United States Equestrian team members, Dover Saddlery has grown to become The Source® for equestrian products. Dover offers a broad and distinctive selection of competitively priced, brand-name products for horse and rider through catalogs, the Internet and company-owned retail stores. Dover Saddlery, Inc. serves the English rider and through Smith Brothers, the Western rider. The Source®, Dover Saddlery® and Smith Brothers® are registered marks of Dover Saddlery.

For more information, please call 1-978-952-8062 or visit www.DoverSaddlery.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including without limitation statements made about the Company’s business outlook for fiscal 2011, the prospects for continued retail channel and same store sales growth, and operating income and cash flow improvements. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release regarding the Company’s strategies, plans, objectives, expectations, and future operating results are forward-looking statements. Although Dover believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable at this time, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in this release and others that can be found in “Item 1A Risk Factors” of Dover Saddler’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. Dover Saddlery is providing this information as of this date and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual results may differ materially from those Dover Saddlery projects.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Information

From time to time, in addition to financial results determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), the Company provides financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP measures in its analysis of the Company’s performance and ongoing operations. The Company believes that these non-GAAP operating measures supplement our GAAP financial information and provide useful information to investors for evaluating the Company’s operating results and trends that may be affecting the Company’s business, as they allow investors to more readily compare our operations to prior financial results and our future performance. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

When we use the term “Adjusted EBITDA”, we are referring to net income minus interest income, investment income and other income plus interest expense, income taxes, non-cash stock-based compensation, depreciation, amortization and other investment loss. We present Adjusted EBITDA because we consider it an important measure of our performance and believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry.

When we use the term Adjusted income before taxes (“Adjusted IBT”), we are referring to net income minus income taxes and non-recurring other investment income or losses. The Company recognizes this is a non-GAAP measure; however, we present Adjusted IBT because we consider it an important measure of our performance.

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