Hello. I'm Chuck, not to be confused with Charlie - we are both Charles'. I started HorseSaddleShop.com in January of 2000. My wife's father Dale had a small tack store and we worked together to create an online version of it. I grew up in a family that always had horses and did much riding and camping in my younger years. I served 9 years in the Air Force and when I came back I found the perfect way to marry my Computer Science degree with leather and wood.

I love the fact that I get to choose who I work with and clearly have hired the best people to run a tack and western wear store. Being a bit of a hermit, I also enjoy waking up to work the first few hours of the day in my PJs at my home office with my hair disheveled and coffee at hand. Being a bit of a hermit, I then work the rest of the day in my home office. I have a very patient and lovely wife and 5 children.
We also have chickens, a duck, a dog, a few stray cats, some fish, two miniature donkeys, and a QH named Sydney that loves to be fitted with saddles.

Hey, I'm Josh and I started working for HorseSaddleShop.com in February 2011. I oversee operations and our boot store Boots Y'all located in South Bend. I work with customers matching saddles to their needs. I like animals and helping people, so naturally this is a great job for me. I enjoy researching and providing information about the products to our customers. It's fun working with our manufacturers and interacting with people all around the world. My favorite part of the job is helping our customers find the right fit for the horse, rider, and budget!

Hi, I’m Charlie and I started working for HorseSaddleShop.com on Jan 1, 2009. My responsibilities include saddle expert/customer service and purchasing products that our customer will love. Before my life at HSS, I worked for 22 yrs in customer service and purchasing so the transition was a very natural one for me – just a change from castings to saddles.

A couple things I enjoy about my job (other than my super-wonderful boss)… 1.)It’s really fun to talk to people all over the globe – it makes the world seem smaller and I like that. 2.) I find extreme satisfaction in making a customer happy and 97% are very happy. The other 3% of you present wonderful opportunities for my personal growth!

Hey ya'll! I'm AJ and I have been a Horse Saddle Shop team member since January 2021. This is my dream job. I get to help horses and riders find the right fitting tack to make their time together even more enjoyable. It makes me happy to actually use all my degrees (English, French, Teaching, Marketing and Entrepreneurship) as well as my knowledge and experience of horses and different disciplines on a daily basis. Currently, I have a massive AQHA gelding who thinks he is a golden retriever and a wonderful dog who thinks he is a human. Both of these guys keep me motivated and inspire me to keep learning.

When I'm not at HSS, you can find me working at my stable, gardening, hiking or at a horse show. I'm a huge fan of my local 4-H group and support them whenever I can.