Hardaway Veterinary Hospital

Gallatin Valley's Family-Owned Veterinary Hospital. AAHA-accredited care for the Gallatin Valley since 1991 — from your favorite companion to your hardest-working ranch horse

In 1991, Dr. Gordon Hardaway and his wife Julia built a small mixed-animal clinic on Jackrabbit Lane — back when most roads in the county were still gravel, there wasn't a stoplight west of the Gallatin Valley Mall, and if a tractor crossed the overpass, traffic had to stop and wait. Julia was the one and only (unpaid) assistant. She answered the phones, helped clean kennels, restrained animals, handled the billing and the bookkeeping — all of it. The Hardaway family, including their two oldest children Kiser and Hope, lived in a mobile home right next to the clinic. Jared, their youngest, was born in the practice's first year. When Gordon arrived in Belgrade, the community was predominantly agricultural — farmer-ranchers who'd haul cattle and horses to the clinic. The back half of that original building was dedicated to large animals: an indoor alleyway, squeeze chute, horse stocks, and open corrals out back. Gordon spent about 30% of his time on the road making ranch calls to treat sick cows and tend to horses. But within the first decade, the valley was changing. Subdivisions replaced ag land. Cattlemen were moving out while families with companion animals were moving in. Gordon saw the shift early and, by design, focused the practice's growth on companion animal care — dogs, cats, and horses — while still serving the ranchers who had been there from the start. The kids grew up in the thick of it. Julia and the children would often accompany dad on evening outcalls. Jared was literally running around the clinic in his walker — Gordon remembers tethering him to the equine stocks while working on cattle and putting him in the cow pen while treating horses. 1991 Built the original mixed-animal clinic on Jackrabbit Lane — half small animal, half large animal with indoor cattle chute and horse stocks. 1992 Jared Hardaway — future DVM — was born and lived at the clinic (the adjacent trailer was home). 1993 Added a pole barn over the cattle pens in the back. 1996 Built a freestanding equine hospital on the property. 2000 Added covered outdoor stalls to the equine hospital. 2010 Remodeled the original clinic for small animal care exclusively. 2025 A new small animal hospital marked a proud moment for Gordon—built by his eldest son, Kiser Hardaway of Hardaway Construction, for his youngest to carry the practice into its next generation