Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital

Independent equine hospital established in 1976 by Ned Gowing (MRCVS). The clinic is set up for both routine ambulatory work and hospital-based cases, with 24-hour emergency cover year-round and “24-hour onsite nursing” backed by vets (per its website). Owners’ reviews most often point to clear explanations and thorough work-ups (for example, scans and blood tests for a colic case), plus regular updates without needing to chase. One older review conflicts with this, describing an inability to get a call-out price and saying the clinic wouldn’t travel for an urgent situation.

Services

From the clinic website and the latest reviews, Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital describes or is mentioned providing

• •24/7 equine emergency care (365 days a year) with onsite nursing and veterinary back-up
• •Ambulatory (on-site) veterinary care for horses
• •Surgery (elective and emergency)
• •Sports medicine
• •Lameness investigations and lameness/orthopaedics work-ups
• •Includes extra-corporeal shockwave therapy (listed on the website)
• •Internal medicine and cardiology
• •Critical care, including management of very sick horses (website examples: colic, colitis, pneumonia, pleuropneumonia)
• •Pre-purchase examinations
• •Laboratory services
• •Referral service
• •Nuclear scintigraphy (listed on the website)

People

• •John McCormack (role not stated): mentioned in a recent review as “very good to deal with,” with the owner highlighting that he explained everything really well.
• •Ned Gowing (MRCVS): credited on the website as the founder (established in 1976).

Across multiple reviews, owners also describe the wider team as

• •Open to questions, including small ones, and giving detailed medical advice
• •Willing to tailor treatment rather than defaulting to “the most expensive” option or immediate surgery (as described by one reviewer)
• •Providing regular updates on hospitalized horses without being prompted

Reviews

Google rating: 4.8 stars from 85 reviews.

• •Communication and explanations: owners mention vets taking time to explain options and answer questions.
• •Thorough diagnostics and inpatient care: examples include a colic case where the horse received scans and blood tests, described as “very thorough,” and another emergency where the team was “all hands on deck.”
• •Responsiveness: multiple owners mention prompt call-outs and quick treatment.
• •Treatment approach: one review explicitly praises decision-making that wasn’t focused on the most expensive treatment or immediate surgery, describing it as customised to the horse.
• •Negative outlier (older): one 1-star review says the clinic wouldn’t give a call-out price and wouldn’t travel for an urgent case—this conflicts with other reviews describing prompt attendance.