We come to work every day because we enjoy helping horses and people feel better.
At ThinLine, we believe both horse and rider get to be comfortable. It is our mission to create products that do that. We are passionate about every product we make.
Elaine Lockhead Castelao
(Curator of visions large and small)
Elaine is the visionary of ThinLine. She has dedicated her life to the comfort of horses and their riders while simultaneously creating a channel for others to bring great ideas to the marketplace.
Greatest achievement: The culture and closeness of the ThinLine team.
Photos: Elaine and her child, Skyler. Right: Elaine & her horse Uri.
Skyler Castelao, Product Manager
Skyler manages ThinLine’s Amazon presence, price sheets, component ordering, and production numbers. While not a rider herself, she grew up around the equine industry and has a passion for making the company efficient.
Photo: Elaine, Skyler, and their dog Custard
Mohammed Alamer, Warehouse Manager
Mohammed plays a key role in managing and overseeing all ThinLine shipments, including international, retail, and store orders, while ensuring seamless warehouse operations and precise inventory control.
Beyond professional achievements, he holds a genuine passion for soccer, a love for travel, and a deep appreciation for discovering historical and archaeological treasures around the world.
Steven & Ellen Parker
Owners of EquiSew Inc.
Steve & Ellen met in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where both were involved in the Custom/Trophy Saddle industry. Ellen was carving and tooling leather while Steve designed and built saddles. After moving to North Carolina, they managed a company that built braces, prosthetic limb parts, and therapeutic aids to assist disabled people in completing their activities of Daily Living.
In 2012 they began building some products for ThinLine and in 2018, opened EquiSew Inc., which exclusively manufactures ThinLine products.
They have 4 children, 9 grandchildren, 3 dogs, and a parrot!
“We are humbled by the opportunity to work with ThinLine to develop and manufacture their incredible products and we are blessed to have amazingly talented employees who enable us to do this!”
Geraldine Nardi
(Equisew Inc.)
Geri joined Equisew in early 2019. She really enjoys sewing and loves being part of the awesome team of folks that create, develop, and assemble the Thinline products that benefit horses and their people all over the world! She has two wonderful daughters and is a pig mom to two chunky spunky Pot Bellies.
