Staff

Megan Van Coutren​
Office Manager

Megan has been in the Napa Valley since her family moved from Colorado in 1985. Shortly after that, at the age of 6, she began horseback riding lessons and has been a horse enthusiast ever since. She attended California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo and graduated in 2004 with a B.S. in Animal Science and a minor in Equine Science. During her time in college she took all the equine classes she could and even lived at the Equine Unit her senior year as the manager of the school's Equine Reproduction program.
In 2009, Megan began working at the vet clinic as a large animal assistant. During the ownership change in 2013 she shifted to the office manager position. Megan enjoys her family time with her husband and their two daughters.   

Brittany Barloggi
LARGE ANIMAL ASSISTANT
Brittany has been an avid horse lover since she was a little girl, getting her first horse at 14 was a dream come true. She learned all the basics with this horse and taught her how to run barrels as her senior project in high school. They competed for 4 years in the sport. Brittany then bought her second horse who she plans on running barrels on for years to come. Brittany is a Napa native and graduated from Vintage High School in 2011. She attended a few years of college and knows she wants to work in the large animal veterinary field which is how she ended up here at Napa Valley Equine

Jessie Whitman
LARGE ANIMAL ASSISTANT

Jessie was born an raised in Napa. She started in the Napa Valley Pony Club at the age of 5 and has been riding ever since. Her veterinary background was primarily in small animal, until joining Napa Valley Equine in 2018. These days she spends her free time riding dressage and trail riding. 

CAROLINE GOAD
​Large Animal Assistant

Caroline Goad has been a lifeline rider, lover and trainer of horses. Caroline graduated from Fresno State in 2013, with a Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science and an Equine Science focus. While there she competed on the college rodeo team and managed the Quarter Horse Unit. After graduation she worked for a few years as a veterinary technician at Circle Oak Equine, an equine sports medicine and rehabilitation facility in Petaluma. Caroline realized there was a lack of horse matchmaking in the area after she was approached many times by friends in their search for their perfect horse and decided to start CK Equine Solutions in an effort to fill this void in Sonoma and Napa counties. When Caroline is not working, she is spending time with her family. She has a young son with her husband DJ, two horses and two dogs - all who keep her fully occupied!