Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital – Vets in The Curragh
Clinic Overview
Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital is an independent equine hospital in The Curragh, Kildare, established in 1976 by Ned Gowing (MRCVS). It provides both routine ambulatory care and hospital-based treatment, with 24-hour emergency cover year-round and 24-hour onsite nursing backed by vets. Recent reviews continue to describe a professional, friendly team, with particular praise for clear explanations, prompt call-outs, thorough work-ups, and regular updates for hospital cases.
Services
- •24/7 equine emergency and hospital care, including year-round emergency cover, onsite nursing, and veterinary back-up for urgent and inpatient cases.
- •Ambulatory equine veterinary care for horses on-site, with reviewers mentioning prompt call-outs and quick attendance in urgent situations.
- •Surgery, including elective and emergency procedures.
- •Sports medicine and lameness/orthopaedics, including lameness investigations and extra-corporeal shockwave therapy.
- •Internal medicine, cardiology, and critical care, with management of serious cases such as colic, colitis, pneumonia, and pleuropneumonia. Review examples include a mild colic case worked up with scans and blood tests.
- •Pre-purchase examinations, laboratory services, and a referral service, including nuclear scintigraphy.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Juan: praised as a brilliant vet who listens well to owners.
- •John McCormack: commended for explaining everything clearly and being very good to deal with.
- •Ned Gowing (MRCVS): founder of the hospital, which was established in 1976.
Reviews also reflect well on the wider team, describing them as helpful, knowledgeable, patient, and good at keeping owners informed.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.8 stars from 91 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is strongly positive, with owners describing the hospital as professional, friendly, supportive, and consistently good to deal with over a number of years.
- •Communication is a repeated strength: reviewers mention vets who listen carefully, explain things well, answer questions openly, and keep owners updated during hospital stays.
- •Emergency and urgent care is another common theme, with praise for prompt call-outs, fast treatment, and a bank holiday colic case that was handled thoroughly with scans and bloods.
- •Reviewers also highlight tailored treatment plans and a sense that decisions are made in the horse’s best interests rather than simply choosing the most expensive option; one reviewer also described the service as well priced.
Location
Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital, Friarstown, The Curragh, Friarstown, Co. Kildare, R51 HK85, Ireland
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