Patent ID: 7874436

Claim:
A storage system for storing and organizing one or more saddles used for riding animals in a trailer, the storage system comprising: a mounting system movable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to a support structure, the mounting system comprising: a frame sized and configured to be connected to the support structure; and a track connected to the frame, the track being generally vertically disposed with an upper end and a lower end; a saddle rack comprising: a base slidably coupled to the track of the mounting system to allow the saddle rack to be raised and lowered at a plurality of heights relative to the track; a first saddle support connected to the base; a first pad support connected to the base, the first saddle support and the first pad support being spaced apart by a distance; a second saddle support connected to the base; and a second pad support connected to the base, the second saddle support and the second pad support being spaced apart by a distance; wherein the first saddle support, the first pad support, the second saddle support and the second pad support are spaced apart by a generally fixed distance; and wherein, when the saddle rack is in a lowered position, a lower end of the base is disposed below the lower end of the track; and a height adjustment device sized and configured to position the saddle rack at a plurality of heights along the track; wherein the saddle rack is disposed above a floor of the trailer when the mounting system is in the retracted position; and wherein the lower end of the base is disposed below the floor of the trailer when the mounting system is in the extended position and the saddle rack is disposed in the lowered position.