Dr. Max Brinkerhoff has been the large-animal veterinarian for Washington County's working ranchers and horse owners since 1981. The clinic is at 1690 E 2450 South in the southeastern part of the city — the rural edge that has not yet been entirely converted to subdivision — and the patient roster runs horses, cattle, sheep, and goats alongside small animals.
Large-animal veterinary medicine in a rapidly urbanizing county is a shrinking but essential niche. The families that kept livestock through the development wave — on the remaining agricultural parcels in Washington Fields, along the Virgin River corridor, and out on the county road system toward La Verkin — need a vet who will make farm calls and who knows the regional herd history. Dr. Brinkerhoff has been that vet for forty-plus years.
Services include routine and preventive care, vaccination programs, dental procedures, nutritional counseling, parasite control, diagnostic imaging, breeding services for cattle and horses, and emergency care. The clinic operates Monday through Thursday with Friday morning hours and appointment-only availability on weekends.
**Verification notes** Website live; Dr. Max Brinkerhoff named as owner; 1981 founding confirmed per site; address 1690 E 2450 South confirmed; large-animal specialty confirmed.