About Us

Brooke McCauley, Managing Partner

BrookeBrooke moved to the area from Northern Virginia in search of a quieter way of life. His love of horses and the Newberry area are a perfect match. He enjoys the beauty of the farm as students and parents do. His two daughters, Anna and Sean, are active and experienced with horses. He is extremely proud of the excellent team that operates West End Equestrian Center, and among other improvements, looks forward to the addition of an irrigation system for the two arenas. If you are looking for a place for your son or daughter's horse while she attends UF or Santa Fe Community College, please stop by for a tour of the facility. You can reach Brooke at the farm number (352-472-9977), on his cell phone (352-354-4900), or email: brooke@westendequestrian.com.


Karen Price, Farm Manager and Co-Managing Partner

KarenKaren has been a horse lover all of her life. She showed Hunter/Jumper after college, then rode for pleasure while she raised her children. Karen bred Arabian horses in the 90’s, and still prefers to ride them. Her current horse is a 10 year old Arabian mare T C Cheyenne (Anny).
As a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Karen understands the benefits of using positive reinforcement in teaching students and horses. She really enjoys teaching the younger children who seem to thrive in the positive environment. She can be reached at the farm number (352-472-9977), on her cell phone (352-354-4777), or by email: karen@westendequestrian.com.


Karen M. Licciardi, Instructor and Trainer

KarenUSDF "L" judge and Bronze Medalist Karen Licciardi has been training and showing many different breeds in dressage from Connemara ponies, Arabians, American Saddlebreds, Hotbeds and of course Warmbloods. "I ride with my mind, the true classical way of dressage." "My goal is to always make my horse happy with constant positive communication, lots of patience and rewards.". "I am a Zen rider and always better the mind of my horses as well as their physical body". "Horses are not machines, they are living creatures with feelings and emotions and must be treated with respect and kindness"

karen4.jpgBorn and raised in Eagle River, Wisconsin, Karen's family owned and operated Kar-A-Mar Stables, an Arabian breeding and training farm. In the 17 years that Karen was home she experienced many different disciplines for horsemanship including eventing, show jumping and Dressage. In addition she operated a small business, purchasing hotbeds from the sales or off the track. She broke them or retrained them for resale. Karen is a natural and truly learned how to communicate with the horses.

karen5.jpgAfter moving to Florida in 1989, she furthered her Dressage training with Gunter Ostergarde and retired Captain of the Belgium Olympic team, Jos Sevrins. Karen's stallion De Mohamed Ali and mare FullMoon Amtares put her on the map with several National and Regional awards, from the Arabian and open Dressage circuits, including Horse of the Year. Added to her credits when she received two perfect "10"'s in dressage from two different U.S.A. Equestrian judges.
In addition to training and riding for Dancing Horses Farm of Ocala, Karen gives lessons at West End Equestrian on a regular basis. She is available for both individual and group lessons.


Sara Vogel, Instructor and Trainer

sara.jpgSara’s parents put her on a horse when she was a baby, and she has been riding since. She has done it all: eventing, hunter, jumper and western pleasure and speed events. Sara has been showing for 11 years at local shows, LAJUF shows and championships for Pony Club. Sara joined the Pony Club 10 years ago, and is currently at level C2. She has been teaching 8 years and teaches beginning through intermediate jumping. Sara has been training horses for 5 years


Terrie Miles, Horse Health Manager

Terrie, a native Floridian hailing from the Brooksville area, has always owned a horse from childhood and owns 4 now. Her holistic health and equine caregiving background includes many long term jobs for show people. Her 6 years with the famous Dr. Peggy Fleming, DVM, of Brooksville, makes even the most picky and discriminating horse owner feel great knowing that Ms. Miles in charge of their wonderful animals.


 


 
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