Dover Saddlery plans N.C. store

LITTLETON -- Dover Saddlery Inc., a seller of equestrian products, announced Wednesday that it plans to open a new retail store in Raleigh, N.C. The new store will open in October, officials said in a press release. It will offer English tack, saddles, riding apparel and other horse-care items. Founded in 1975, Dover Saddlery sells equestrian gear at 15 retail stores; the closest ones to Greater Lowell are in Wellesley and Plaistow, N.H. It also sells its products through mail-order catalogs and on the Internet. It posted 2011 sales of $80.8 million. Shares of Dover Saddlery closed Wednesday at