Ridgefield Equine Clinic  20913 NE 15th Ave
Ridgefield WA 98642
360.887.8979
Fax:360.887.3988 info@ridgefieldequine.com
 Clinic hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.  24 hour Emergency Service.

Staff

Our Veterinarians

Dr BrintonMeg R. Brinton, DVM

Meg Brinton is a 1987 graduate of Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She is a board member of both the Oregon Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association and the Friends of Vancouver Mounted Patrol.

She started Ridgefield Equine Clinic in 1989. Her focus includes sports medicine (racehorses, dressage, jumpers, barrel horses). Reproduction is also a special interest – the clinic has been expanded to accommodate semen collection, artificial insemination, etc.

Dr. Brinton is an avid dressage rider, and enjoys trail riding and travel. She also breeds and races Thoroughbred horses with her husband, trainer Nick Lowe. Meg and Nick share their home in Ridgefield with their lovely dog Marta, a Cairn Terrier.

Anne Marie Ray, DVMAnne Marie Ray, DVM

Ridgefield Equine Clinic and Meg R. Brinton, D.V.M. would like to welcome our new associate, Anne Marie Ray, D.V.M.
 

A native of Austin, Texas, Anne pursued her Bachelor of Science degree in Equine Science at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. She then achieved her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Texas A & M University in College Station, Texas.  Prior to joining our team, she completed a one year internship at Arizona Equine Medical and Surgical Centre.  Her areas of interest include reproduction, preventative medicine, soft tissue surgery and lameness evaluations.

Anne and her husband, Josh, are settling into their new home in Ridgefield, Washington, with their two dogs Aidan and Jackson.

Our Wonderful Support Staff

Julie Turner – Office ManagerJulie Turner

Julie Turner is a 1987 graduate of Illinois State University with a degree in Accounting.  She moved to Vancouver from the Midwest in 2004 with her husband and three boys.  Julie joined Ridgefield Equine Clinic in September 2008 after spending several years at home with her kids.  Scheduling an active family of five makes her well-suited to managing the clinic schedule.  She loves to ride dressage and watch her boys play basketball.

SusieSusie Desisto- Veterinary Technician

Susie Desisto-Castle has been a licensed small animal technician since 1986 and she has experience in the veterinary supply field as well.  Susie is an accomplished horsewoman and with her husband Tyler and daughter, Amber, own Castle Farms.  She has been employed at Ridgefield Equine Clinic since 2005 and in her spare time she raises sport horses, ponies and fainting goats.

LoriLori Kytola -Receptionist/Assistant

Lori Kytola joined the Ridgefield Equine Clinic family in May of 2007.  Lori and her husband Jeff have three wonderful children, Emily, Sam, and Mikayla. Both came from farming backgrounds and their family is very active showing dairy cows and horses.  Lori and Jeff own Kytola Farms in Brush Prairie raising dairy heifers.  Lori has a love of animals having raised and shown St. Bernards and ridden horses most of her life.

CindyCindy Wright-Veterinary Technician

Cindy Wright is a 1997 graduate of Portland Community College’s Veterinary Technician program.  She was initially employed at Salmon Creek Veterinary Clinic and joined our team here from 1996-2000.  Cindy left the clinic to open her own coffee shop but we’re grateful that she has returned to us.  She and her husband Mike have two young children and also raise paint horses.  They stand the stallion, “The Enhancer”.

 

 

 

Da Vinci