Assistants

Breanna Jewell

Brea grew up in Johnson City, NY and discovered her love of horses in college while she was at RIT, where she rode on the western equestrian team. Now she spends as much time as possible with her three horses, Joey, Isabelle, and Jasper. She enjoys fox hunting, hunter pacing, and participating in other events with the Genesee Valley Hunt Club.

Brea has been an invaluable member of Henderson Equine since 2015, and you’ll usually find her helping Dr Bonny with her appointments. She is currently in the process of earning her Veterinary Technician degree.

Abbey Clark

Abbey grew up in Lyons, NY and has always been a “horse girl”, showing locally in hunter classes. She is currently finishing her veterinary technician degree at Genesee Community College and plans to attend veterinary school in the future.

Abbey started with Henderson Equine in 2024 as an extern as part of her degree program, but we are lucky that she has agreed to stay on as a part-time assistant!

Her non-horsey passions include her 3 cats as well as volunteering with Operation Freedom Ride, a local foster-based dog and cat rescue.

 

Dusty Bezek

Megan Phillips

Megan was raised and still lives in Webster, NY, and fell in love with horses at horse camp when she was 6 years old. Since then she has been riding and competing in hunter/jumper shows around the state. She is currently working towards her bachelors degree at RIT, with plans to go on to veterinary school post graduation. Before Henderson Equine, Megan worked at various small animal vets, including emergency and rehab.  

In addition to riding, Megan likes to spend time with her own pets, which include her two dogs, a bearded dragon, ball python, guinea pigs, and chickens. She also enjoys skiing, yoga, reading, and movie nights.

Dusty graduated from SUNY Morrisville with a degree in Equine Management. From there, he went on to manage the E.H. Perkins Construction Belgian horse hitch in Massachusetts for 14 years.

He and his wife have now moved to Caledonia and plan to continue showing under the name Maxwell Station. You can see him assisting the doctors at their farm calls as well as showing his horses at local fairs.

 

Sophia Putrino

Sophia grew up riding horses and competing in hunter divisions around Penfield, NY since she was 6 years old. She recently graduated with a Pre-Vet degree from the University of Delaware, where she gained a lot of experience with large animals like cows and sheep. She has also worked in small animal practices, including spending some time in shelter medicine.

Sophia loves veterinary medicine and plans to attend veterinary school in the future. In her free time, she also enjoys spending time around Canandaigua Lake and Lake Ontario with her friends and family, including her dog Remy.

 
 

Office Staff

Lezlie Kennedy

Marlene Beil

Lezlie was born and raised right around the corner in Fowlerville NY, where she was involved in 4-H and Pony Club while growing up.

Lezlie attended college in Ithaca, studying Animal Science at Cornell University. She stayed in Ithaca after school and made a career working in small animal veterinary hospitals, until recently, when she moved back to the area to be closer to family. Lezlie started working at HEC in November of 2021 and is our primary receptionist, assisting clients with scheduling, financials and communication.

Marlene and her husband Roger bought their first farm in 1981 in Pavilion, where they were able to peacefully raise their family.

Over the years, their family has been involved with everything from riding horses to draft horses. She used to show a 4 horse hitch of Percheron mares, which evolved into a side-business with weddings on the weekends.

After retiring from her busy business career, Marlene decided to take her talents to Henderson Equine in 2018, handling the financial side of things.

Seasonal Assistants

Peytyn Geer

Liam Sisson

Liam is an aspiring veterinarian who currently attends the University of Vermont. He enjoys skiing and playing hockey and has fond memories of riding his pony while he was growing up. Liam has worked at Henderson Equine for five summers and is a valuable asset both in the office as well as as an assistant on the road with our veterinarians.

Peytyn is an aspiring veterinarian who recently graduated from York Central School and currently attends Nazareth University. She has been an active member of Pony Club since she was 9 years old and currently has her C1 rating. In her free time, she enjoys eventing with her horses, skiing, and spending time with her dog, Doc. Peytyn also enjoys competing in long jump and sprinting events on the Nazareth Track & Field team. She is enjoying learning about the equine veterinary field while working as an assistant in the office and on the road with our doctors.

Emma Najdzionek

Emma was born and raised in Buffalo, NY where she started riding horses at 10 years old. She is graduating from the University of Mary Washington, where she is captain of her school’s IHSA team.

She enjoys riding, reading, and crafting. Somehow she finds the time to help us out as a part-time assistant. Emma hopes to attend vet school in the near future, and we wish her the best!