Dr. Brendan Kraus

Dr. Brendan Kraus was born and raised on a farm and ranch east of Marion.  By growing up with exposure to most every animal in this area, he developed a keen interest in the (now rare) field of mixed animal veterinary practice.  After a 3-year stint at Pittsburg State University as a member of the football team, he moved to Kansas State for veterinary school and graduated in 2002.  He founded the practice in 2004 in Florence, KS and built the current facility in 2009.  With a focus on high-level care, value, and customer service, the practice has steadily expanded to a hospital that is known throughout the region. Dr. Kraus continues to enjoy pushing the field of mixed animal practice forward, and looking for new ways to serve the practice’s clientele.  When not at the practice, he enjoys hiking the National Parks, working on projects at home, and going to kid’s sporting events.

Dr. Chris Cox

Dr. Chris Cox, formerly a native of Andover Kansas, graduated from Andover Central High School. He received his Associate’s Degree in General Engineering from Hutchinson Community College while playing baseball for the Blue Dragons. He then received a Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science at Kansas State and was then accepted into the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine and received his DVM degree in May 2015. Dr. Cox has been with Spur Ridge since 2015, and strives to provide a high-level of care for all companion and livestock animals, and is a big proponent of client education. Dr. Cox has a special interest in surgery of all sorts, regardless of the species he sees. He and his wife Alicia have 4 young children Carson (4yrs), twins Blake and Boyce (2yrs) and Charlotte (2mos).  They have several dogs and the kids favorite farm cat Scooter, even several chickens!  In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family, hunting, fishing, and working on various projects.  Dr. Cox and his family enjoy life in rural Marion County and have gained some great friends, clients, and patients over the years!

Dr. Colton Hull

Dr. Hull is originally from Stockton, KS and went to Fort Hays State University for his undergraduate degree before attending veterinary school at Kansas State University with his wife, Morgan. Dr. Hull and his wife met in high school and were married in 2019 while both were in veterinary school. He grew up on a farm and has always felt at home in small communities. He enjoys spending time with his wife and family, hunting, fishing, and playing music. He joined the Spur Ridge team in 2022 and his interests include small animal general medicine, beef production medicine, equine reproduction, and surgery.

Tina Kraus – Office Manager

Tina was born and raised in a small town in Southeast Kansas. She attended Kansas State University while attaining her teaching degree in Middle School Science. After 7 years of teaching, she was able to stay at home part-time while working at Spur Ridge in the customer relations department and soon became the office manager. She and Brendan have 3 kids. Tina enjoys reading, hiking, and spending time with her family.

Leann Klenda – RVT Nurse

Leann was born and raised in Marion and now she and her family live on a small farm in rural Marion County. Their family has a small cow calf operation together. She really enjoys being able to raise her kids around the agricultural way-of-life.  She also enjoys coaching her kid’s sports teams and staying active.  She has been a Registered Technician at Spur Ridge since 2011.

Breah Ungaro – Nurse

Breah graduated Hutchinson Community College in 2014 with a degree in Business Management and Entrepreneurship. She started riding horses when she was 6 years old, and has been training horses since 2008 and continues to train her own. Before Spur Ridge, she worked at a small animal clinic as a Vet Assistant/Tech from 2012 till 2017. She was born and raised in McPherson but moved to Durham in 2018 with her husband Cole. They have seven horses, one mini horse and four dogs, Annie(Corgi/Heeler) who is her shadow and clinic mascot, Denali (Border Collie), McCoy(Border Collie/Catahoula) and Josie(Blue Heeler). She devotes a lot of her time to all her animals because they are her kids. Taking care of her herd of horses is a full-time job in itself sometimes. She spends most of her spare time barrel racing at local jackpots and going to rodeos over the summer. Breah and her good friend are also producers of many Central KS barrel racing jackpots year-round. On occasion, she will participate in some show events and parades with her Friesian horse Tyshar.

Bea Holub – Customer Relations

Bea was born and raised in Marion County and attended Butler Community College and received her AAS in Business Administration. She has been with Spur Ridge since 2016 working in various areas of the clinic. She has two amazing and rambunctious sons: Axl and Knox as well as two mastiffs: Buck and Belle. She spends most of her spare time helping coach the local youth wrestling team, which her boys also compete with! Bea is known around the hospital for going above and beyond not just with assisting our clients on a daily basis, but she also works with the with the community to plan educational events, including our annual 1st grade tours. 

Jay Sanders – Farrier

Jay grew up in Oklahoma where he graduated from Oklahoma Horse Shoeing School, and has now lived in Kansas for the last 32 years. Jay served in the United States Army and is a retired Vietnam Veteran. As a full-time certified Farrier of 31 years, he runs his own horse shoeing business working with people from all over Kansas. Jay’s work consists of trimming, hot and cold shoeing, therapeutic placement, and more.

Cindy Countryman – Boarding Manager & Groomer

Cindy is a Certified Grooming Professional and Lodge Manager at Spur Ridge. She has over a decade of experience and looks forward to meeting every client that visits the office as well as their pets. She has a degree in Graphic Design and a love for photography. She loves the challenges of working with animals and how each day is a new experience. Cindy and her family moved to Marion in May of 2021, and they have fallen in love with Marion and its residents.

Abbi Koehn – Nurse

Abbi was born in Newton, Kansas and moved to Washington state for her high school years. She found her way back to Kansas on a soccer scholarship and got a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing at Central Christian College. In January of 2021, she decided to switch career paths and has been working in vet-med ever since. Her free time is mostly consumed by her two labs Gunner and Moose, who tend to be very high energy dogs that enjoy road trips and lake days. She also just recently bought a house and is now a resident of Marion!

Jenny Fuqua – RVT Nurse

Jenny started her path to becoming a Certified Veterinary Technician by growing up with animals as pets and raising them for 4-H projects. She volunteered at local animal shelters before earning her AAS in Veterinary Technology and BAAS in Applied Arts and Sciences with a minor in Animal Science. She has experience in small animal general practice, small animal emergency medicine, and zoo medicine. She particularly enjoys learning and understanding the “why” and “how” of everything.

Suzie Woodford- Customer Relations and Grooming Assistant

Suzie joined the Spur Ridge team in August 2023. She and her family recently moved to the area and have fallen in love with the community.

Suzie started her career in animal care at an animal surgery clinic in Montana. She has an empathetic and healing heart towards animals and has been great with handling our canine patients who are nervous or scared in a clinical setting.

Off the clock she enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, baking, and the great outdoors.

Kaylee Simpson- Nurse Assistant

Kaylee was born and raised in Chase County and graduated from Chase County High School in 2022. She is currently working toward getting her Vet Nursing degree at Colby Community College, to become an RVT. Her  experience includes working with a mixed animal clinic, assisting as an equine breeding technician, and time as a  911 dispatcher. In Kaylee’s free time, she does leatherwork, photography, and enjoys hunting, as well as spending time with her family and her basset hound, Otis.

Jennifer Liedl – Nurse Assistant

Jennifer was born and raised in the Central Valley of California where she received her Associates of Arts degree in Natural Science and her CNA License while on a path to become a registered nurse. She moved to the Wichita area in Fall of 2021 and decided to work with animals instead. Jennifer worked at a small animal clinic in Wichita until Spring of 2024 when she and her husband bought property and built their home at the Marion Reservoir where they have come to love the residents and surrounding area. Fun Fact: she also became ordained in 2024 because of the interest of officiating weddings part time. She and her husband have a blended family with five daughters, two granddaughters, and two dogs, Jax (Siberian Husky) and Jaynee (Mixed). Jennifer enjoys traveling, the outdoors, reading, and going to concerts.