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Rolltack USA – SaddleLockers Named Official Dealer

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SaddleLockers Named Official Rolltack USA Dealer

September 28, 2015

UK’s Favorite Tack Tote Debuts with Top USA Tack Security System at Dressage at Devon

Rainer Herrmann, founder and creator of SaddleLockers, the galvanized steel mobile equestrian equipment security system endorsed by three-time British Three-Day Eventing Olympic medalist William Fox-Pitt and U.S. Olympic Three-Day rider, Boyd Martin, has announced SaddleLockers as the United States dealer of choice by the United Kingdom’s popular multi-purpose saddle/tack trolley, the Rolltack ™.

The clever, portable Rolltack ™ comes in an array of colors, doubles as a car saddle rack, and has both a built-in mounting block and wet/dry compartment that can be used as a seat, and was the “If I can’t buy it I’ll make it” idea of Irish sisters Clare, Anne and Louise Medland.

SaddleLockers will debut the American premier of this popular new design in rider ease and saddle care from its vendor tent at the Dressage at Devon CDI-W/Y/J, September 29 – October 4 at the historic Devon Horse Show Grounds off US Route 30 in Devon, PA.

Among the exciting Rolltack ™ model colors that SaddleLockers will feature at Dressage at Devon is pink – in recognition of the start of October and Breast Cancer Awareness Month – and a salute to Devon’s own commitment to health and #DevonGoesPink campaign.

“This is a really smart, well designed and eye-catching way to carry tack easily. Three sisters got tired of damaging their saddles, their clothes and their backs lugging stuff around. This is a practical product that came from a practical need. SaddleLockers came from a similar inspiration so we are very proud to be able to offer riders at Dressage at Devon and in the United States the same convenience riders are choosing in Europe,” said Herrmann.

SaddleLockers offer better security, privacy, ease and quality of equipment storage for today’s high performance athletes and are the only foldable steel lockers for horsemen available for purchase in the U.S. An accordion-style design allows a 180-lb., 71” x 30” x 30”, 20-gauge Stationary steel locker to collapse in a minute for packing. SaddleLockers offers custom vinyl detailing on its doors and can add barn or school logos and colors.

Discover SaddleLockers and The Rolltack at Dressage at Devon now through October 4 or online anytime atwww.SaddleLockers.com.

SaddleLockers, An Invention that Could Help Prevent Horse Show Theft?

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Originally posted on The Equine Chronicle. February 17, 2014.

Custom tack trunks and tack lockers. Available in a variety of powder coated finishes, as well as automotive grade wrapping. Prevent tack theft at the barn and at the show.

Custom tack trunks and tack lockers. Available in a variety of powder coated finishes, as well as automotive grade wrapping. Prevent tack theft at the barn and at the show.

If you lock your car in a garage, why leave your saddle vulnerable to theft and damage? Today’s high-performance saddles can rival the investment in a new subcompact car while the average tack trunk is still mired in 19th century design and security. Meet SaddleLockers, the next generation in tack boxes, whose galvanized steel, foldable vertical lockers debut at Booth #727 from Equine Affaire-Ohio, April 10-13 in the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus.

SaddleLockers offer a completely new approach to better security, privacy, ease and quality of storage for today’s high performance equestrian sports athletes. Why? Because they weren’t designed by a horse person.

SaddleLockers.com creator Rainer Herrmann of HERCO, LLC works in Detroit’s automotive industry and was introduced to ‘horse life’ through his wife Megan’s dressage and their daughter’s riding lessons. Applying his engineer’s objectivity to what he found at the barn, Herrmann didn’t decide to just pimp a tack box: he did an entire conceptual overhaul.

SaddleLockers are now the only equestrian foldable steel locker available for purchase in the U.S. Their accordion-style design allows a 180-lb., 71” x 30” x 30”, 20-gauge Stationary steel locker to be collapsed in one minute and moved to a new location.

“Shows and barns can be very public, high traffic areas,” he said. “SaddleLockers assure no more accidental ‘borrowing’ or unwanted animals sleeping on equipment.”

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Megan, the dressage rider in the family, agreed: “We know the most important and costly investment, next to a horse, is saddle and gear. We’ve created SaddleLockers to satisfy the need in our industry for safe, practical and portable storage of riding equipment.”

SaddleLockers Stationary and Mobile units are available in standard galvanized steel, black, blue and green; colors and logos can be customized. SaddleLocker accessories further assure that each locker offers its owner a perfect ‘saddle fit.’

Stationary SaddleLockers include two saddle racks, two bridle racks, two rope hooks, adjustable shelves for custom fit, adjustable feet for leveling and a three-point locking system.

Mobile SaddleLockers are designed for travel including rough terrain, and weigh 174 lbs. in a more compact 51” x 30” x 30” unit. Mobile lockers have the same three-point locking system, plus movable bridle racks, adjustable shelves, air wheels for easy mobility, and bottom tray to protect against scratching.

Equine Affaire, the largest horse-related trade show in North America, offers horse people of all disciplines, breed persuasions, and skill levels a chance to shop, network and learn from guest clinicians such as Jim Wofford, Janet Foy, Michael Barisone, Marc Johnson and Bernie Traurig. See EquineAffaire.com.

Meet the Herrmanns and SaddleLockers at Booth #727 at Equine Affaire-Ohio and see this revolutionary design firsthand, or visit www.SaddleLockers.com.

SaddleLockers: Large and In Charge

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SaddleLockers: Large and In Charge

Galvanized Steel Equipment Storage Choices Now for Every Discipline

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Rochester Hills, Michigan (June 18, 2014) Rainer Herrmann of HERCO, LLC, and founder of SaddleLockers, has announced that the galvanized steel equestrian equipment security systems that were sold-out hits at Equine Affaire-Ohio and the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event will increase their Mobile Units catalog to offer more sizes for more disciplines.

 

“This has been our first year introducing SaddleLockers to horse people. We have received some very nice compliments and even better suggestions.  We took some of that advice and now are in the process of expanding our Mobile SaddleLocker category.”

 

Mobile SaddleLockers will soon be available in two new sizes: Standard, suitable for English riders, and Extra Large, for the serious show person or combined driver. Large units, sized for Western or English tack, are available now and online at www.SaddleLockers.com.

 

Rainer and Megan Herrmann not only hosted a well-received product at Lexington’s world famous three-day event, but a complementary champagne reception. The husband-wife team joked that the new Mobile sizes accommodate gracious hospitality: “They can be equipped with radio and refrigerator, to keep the champagne cold…”

 

SaddleLockers offer better security, privacy, ease and quality of equipment storage for today’s high performance athletes and are the only foldable steel lockers for horsemen available for purchase in the U.S. An accordion-style design allows a 180-lb., 71” x 30” x 30”, 20-gauge Stationary steel locker to collapse in a minute for packing. SaddleLockers offers custom vinyl detailing on its doors and can add barn or school logos and colors.

 

Discover SaddleLockers in the Better Living Center at Equine Affaire-West Springfield, MA, this November or online now at www.SaddleLockers.com.

SaddleLockers a Sell-Out at Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Debut

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SaddleLockers a Sell-Out at Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Debut

Custom Doors to Match School, Barn Logo

 

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Rochester Hills, Michigan (May 22, 2014) “We are very encouraged by the interest and traffic that our booth received at Rolex,” said Rainer Herrmann of HERCO, LLC, founder of SaddleLockers. “People told us it was the most innovative product they had seen in the past 20 years.”

 

Rainer added that SaddleLockers sold every floor model it had available at the event and took many new orders, as well as seeing a post-event increase in online sales at www.SaddleLockers.com.

 

The 2014 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event in Lexington, KY, hosted 100,000 international spectators and riders, including winner William Fox-Pitt, and was the second consecutive sell-out in an equestrian venue for the foldable, galvanized steel equestrian equipment security lockers.

 

The Herrmanns – Rainer the engineer and Megan the equestrian – teamed up to introduce SaddleLockers to the public. “The lockers and carefully chosen accessories were huge hits,” they said. “In particular, the saddle pad rack that lets you dry your saddle pad on top of your locker had real ‘Wow!’ factor.”

 

SaddleLockers now offers custom vinyl detailing on its doors and can also add barn or school logos and colors. No less than three university riding teams were seen scouting the lockers during Rolex.

 

SaddleLockers offer better security, privacy, ease and quality of equipment storage for today’s high performance athletes and are the only foldable steel lockers for horsemen available for purchase in the U.S. The accordion-style design allows a 180-lb., 71” x 30” x 30”, 20-gauge Stationary steel locker to be  collapsed in one minute and moved. Mobile units also available.

 

See SaddleLockers in the Better Living Center at Equine Affaire-West Springfield, MA, this November or online now at www.SaddleLockers.com.

 

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SaddleLockers.com: Sold-Out Success at Equine Affaire-Ohio

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SaddleLockers.com: Sold-Out Success at Equine Affaire-Ohio

Facebook GiveAway Contest Continues Through Rolex Three-Day Event

 

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Rochester Hills, Michigan (April 23, 2014) “Absolutely incredible.” That’s how Rainer Herrmann of HERCO, LLC, and the founder of SaddleLockers, described the sold-out debut of his revolutionary galvanized steel, foldable vertical lockers at Equine Affaire-Ohio.

 

Saddlelockers.com introduced its new line of security lockers for saddles and equestrian equipment at Booth #727 during the renowned national equestrian trade show and educational program’s  April 10-13 run at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, which drew an estimated 100,000 attendees.

 

“We connected with great people and worked every moment of the event.  We’re exhausted but it was worth it,” Rainer said. Joined by his wife Megan, “the horse person in the family,” the Herrmanns saw every locker unit they had brought from the company’s base in Rochester Hills, Michigan, sell out before Equine Affaire was over.  “We sold every piece, including our double-door models.”

 

One Equine Affaire attendee was also chosen to win a custom Apple Lane Equine saddle cover, as part of a giveaway contest hosted by SaddleLockers on its Facebook Page now through the end of the Rolex (KY) Three-Day Event (April 27). Founded in 2013, Apple Lane Equine (applelaneequine.com) offers chic apparel and accessories for the horse and rider with a modern twist to classic style. Two more contest winners received specialty items embroidered with the SaddleLockers logo.

 

Rainer, whose background is in the Detroit auto manufacturing industry said, “We got a great Western response, including custom saddle makers and Western Dressage riders, and had some very encouraging conversations with several larger horse facilities.”

 

SaddleLockers offer better security, privacy, ease and quality of equipment storage for today’s high performance athletes and are the only foldable steel lockers for horsemen available for purchase in the U.S. The accordion-style design allows a 180-lb., 71” x 30” x 30”, 20-gauge Stationary steel locker to be collapsed in one minute and moved to a new location.

 

“Shows or barns can be high traffic areas,” say the Herrmanns. “SaddleLockers assure no more accidental ‘borrowing’ or unwanted animals on equipment.”

 

Find SaddleLockers next at the Sponsor Village and International Trade Fair of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, April 24-27 in Lexington, KY.

 

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SaddleLockers.com : The Next Generation in Stable Security

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Saddlelockers.com : The Next Generation in Stable Security Makes Equine Affaire Debut April 10-13 in Ohio

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Rochester Hills, Michigan (March 3, 2014) If you lock your car in a garage, why leave your saddle vulnerable to theft and damage? Today’s high-performance saddles can rival the investment in a new subcompact car, while the average tack trunk is still mired in 19th century design and security. Meet SaddleLockers, the next generation in tack boxes, whose galvanized steel, foldable vertical lockers debut at Booth #727 from Equine Affaire-Ohio, April 10-13 in the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus.

 

SaddleLockers offer a completely new approach to better security, privacy, ease and quality of storage for today’s high performance equestrian sports athletes. Why? Because they weren’t designed by a horse person. SaddleLockers.com creator Rainer Herrmann of HERCO, LLC works in Detroit’s automotive industry and was introduced to ‘horse life’ through his wife Megan’s dressage and their daughter’s riding lessons. Applying his engineer’s objectivity to what he found at the barn, Herrmann didn’t decide to just pimp a tack box: he did an entire conceptual overhaul. SaddleLockers are now the only equestrian foldable steel locker available for purchase in the U.S. Their accordion-style design allows a 180-lb., 71” x 30” x 30”, 20-gauge Stationary steel locker to be collapsed in one minute and moved to a new location.

 

“Shows and barns can be very public, high traffic areas,” he said. “SaddleLockers assure no more accidental ‘borrowing’ or unwanted animals sleeping on equipment.” Megan, the dressage rider in the family, agreed: “We know the most important and costly investment, next to a horse, is saddle and gear. We’ve created SaddleLockers to satisfy the need in our industry for safe, practical and portable storage of riding equipment.”
SaddleLockers Stationary and Mobile units are available in standard galvanized steel, black, blue and green; colors and logos can be customized. SaddleLocker accessories further assure that each locker offers its owner a perfect ‘saddle fit.’ Stationary SaddleLockers include two saddle racks, two bridle racks, two rope hooks, adjustable shelves for custom fit, adjustable feet for leveling and a three-point locking system. Mobile SaddleLockers are designed for travel including rough terrain, and weigh 174 lbs. in a more compact 51” x 30” x 30” unit. Mobile lockers have the same three-point locking system, plus movable bridle racks, adjustable shelves, air wheels for easy mobility, and bottom tray to protect against scratching. Equine Affaire, the largest horse-related trade show in North America, offers horse people of all disciplines, breed persuasions, and skill levels a chance to shop, network and learn from guest clinicians such as Jim Wofford, Janet Foy, Michael Barisone, Marc Johnson and Bernie Traurig. See EquineAffaire.com.

 

Meet the Herrmanns and SaddleLockers at Booth #727 at Equine Affaire-Ohio and see this revolutionary design firsthand, or visit www.SaddleLockers.com.

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SaddleLockers.com: Jump into the Next Generation in Stable Security at Rolex

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SaddleLockers.com: Jump into the Next Generation in Stable Security at Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event April 24-27

 

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Rochester Hills, Michigan (February 18, 2014) If you’re good enough to ride at Rolex, you’ve probably got one of the best seats in the house. Today’s high performance saddles can cost upwards of $10,000, so when the value of your dressage, cross-country or show jumping saddles nearly equal that of a subcompact car, shouldn’t they have the security of their own ‘garage?’

 

Meet SaddleLockers, the next generation in tack and saddle security, whose galvanized steel, foldable vertical lockers will be on display and conveniently available for purchase at the Sponsor Village and International Trade Fair of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, April 24-27 in Lexington, KY.

 

SaddleLockers offer a new approach to better security, privacy, ease and quality of storage for today’s high performance equestrian sports athletes.

 

Why? Because they weren’t designed by a horse person.

 

SaddleLockers.com creator Rainer Herrmann of HERCO, LLC works in Detroit’s automotive industry and was introduced to ‘horse life’ through his wife Megan’s dressage and their daughter’s riding lessons. Applying his engineer’s objectivity to what he found at the barn, Herrmann didn’t just pimp a tack box: he did a complete conceptual overhaul.

 

SaddleLockers are the only equestrian foldable steel locker available for purchase in the U.S. An accordion-style design allows a 180-lb., 71” x 30” x 30” 20-gauge Stationary steel locker to be collapsed in a minute. Lockers can be stacked to secure and organize tack rooms in multi-rider facilities.

 

“Events and barns are very public, high traffic areas,” Herrmann says. “SaddleLockers assure no accidental ‘borrowing’ or unwanted animals sleeping – or worse – on valuable equipment.”

 

Megan, the family’s dressage rider, agrees: “We know the most important and costly investment, next to a horse, is saddle and gear. We created SaddleLockers to satisfy the need in our industry for safe, practical and portable storage of riding equipment.”

 

SaddleLockers Stationary and Mobile units are available in standard galvanized steel, black, blue and green; colors and logos can be customized. SaddleLocker accessories further assure that each locker offers its owner a perfect ‘saddle fit.’

 

Stationary SaddleLockers include two saddle racks, two bridle racks, two rope hooks, adjustable shelves for custom fit, adjustable feet for leveling and a three-point locking system.

 

Mobile SaddleLockers are designed for travel including rough terrain, and weigh 174 lbs. in a more compact 51” x 30” x 30” unit. Mobile lockers have the same three-point locking system, plus movable bridle racks, adjustable shelves, air wheels for easy mobility, and  bottom tray to protect against scratching.

 

More than 175 merchants, corporate sponsors and food vendors will be open daily at the Sponsor Village and International Trade Fair at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. In addition to horse-related items, the fair features designer sport clothing and accessories; paintings, prints and sculpture; crafts; jewelry; gift items and souvenirs unique to the equestrian lifestyle that make the Trade Fair a must-see for browsing and buying during The Event.

 

Meet the Herrmanns and SaddleLockers at the Rolex Trade Fair and see its improved concept in security and convenience firsthand, or visit www.SaddleLockers.com.

 

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