EX-4.4 Instrument of accession, dated as of September 16, 2005

EX-4.4 5 b56490a1exv4w4.txt EX-4.4 INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION, DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 EXHIBIT 4.4 INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION The undersigned, Citizens Ventures, Inc., as a holder of 411,111 shares of the Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of Dover Saddlery, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby agrees that by execution hereof the undersigned hereby agrees to become a party to, and become subject to the benefits and burdens set forth in, the Shareholders' Agreement, dated September 17, 1998, by and among the Company, the Shareholders (as defined therein), as amended by the First Amendment to Shareholders' Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2003 and by the Second Amendment to Shareholders' Agreement, dated as of August 25, 2005 (as so amended, the "Shareholders' Agreement") as a "Seller" (as defined therein). This Instrument of Accession shall take effect and shall become a part of the Shareholders' Agreement immediately upon execution by the undersigned and acceptance by execution thereof by the Company. Executed as of the date set forth below under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. CITIZENS VENTURES, INC. By: /s/ Bradley Stewart ------------------------------------ Name: Bradley Stewart Title: Vice President and Director Address: 28 State Street Boston, MA 02109 Date: September 16, 2005 Agreed and Accepted: DOVER SADDLERY, INC. By: /s/ Stephen L. Day --------------------------------- Name: Stephen L. Day Title: President Date: September 16, 2005