Our Team

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Veterinary Assistant

Dannielle Santos

Dannielle started working for Advanced Equine of the Hudson Valley in October 2020 as the assistant to Dr. Frederick. Dannielle has an Associate’s degree in Business Finance from Berkshire Community College in Massachusetts. Her love of horses goes back to her childhood. To be able to combine her childhood passion and her business skill set into her career is the best of both worlds. When she is not working Dannielle is spending time with her family, cooking and entertaining, playing with her pup, Rico or deep in a book, usually in the genre of health and wellness.

Maureen Michelson

Maureen will be starting at Advanced Equine in February 2025. She graduated from University of California Santa Cruz with a BS in astrophysics.

Maureen grew up riding and after college she worked with horses in a number of different capacities, including training and managing top show barns, before discovering her passion for equine medicine. When Maureen isn’t working, she enjoys riding, reading, knitting, and spending time with her cats.
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Veterinary Assistant

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Veterinary Technician

Madison Devlin

Madison “Madi” grew up in Dutchess County, where her lifelong love for horses began. From a young age, she was riding and competing, and that passion has shaped her career. Before joining Advanced Equine in May 2025 as a veterinary assistant, Madi worked as a barn manager and trainer. Outside of work, she enjoys riding her horses, Louie and Creed, competing in barrel racing, teaching lessons, and training horses.

Maybelle Sturz

Maybelle joined Advanced Equine of the Hudson Valley in December 2025 as the Client Service Coordinator. She is currently enrolled at SUNY Empire, pursuing studies in language speech pathology.

Although she didn’t grow up riding, her mom’s lifelong love of horses has always kept her connected to the equine world, and she is excited to support clients and their horses each day. She strives to make every experience positive and welcoming. Bringing warmth, patience, and a natural instinct for helping others to every interaction.

When Maybelle isn’t working, you will always find her with a book and crochet hook in hand and her rescue kitten, Olive, in her lap.”

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Client Service Coordinator