Dooneen Equine Veterinary Clinic

Dooneen Equine Veterinary Clinic is a first-opinion equine practice in Crecora, Limerick, founded by Des Barnwell and now led by Sabrina Barnwell. The clinic offers routine and emergency veterinary care for horses, alongside stud work, pre-purchase examinations, and race day and event support. Its stated facilities include an in-house laboratory, ultrasound, and digital X-ray. Customer feedback is very positive, though the written comments are few and mostly brief.

Services

• •Routine equine care: day-to-day veterinary care and advice for a wide range of horses, from ponies to racehorses, including vaccinations and microchipping.
• •Urgent and specialist support: emergency services, stud services, pre-purchase examinations, and race day and event services.
• •Diagnostics on site: in-house laboratory facilities, ultrasound, and digital X-ray to support assessment and treatment.
• •Client experience noted in reviews: one owner said the team made them feel at ease, with both owner and horse leaving happy.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

• •Sabrina Barnwell — leads the clinic. Listed qualifications: MVB, MRCVS, CertAVP, PgCertVPS, PgCertRad.
• •Des Barnwell — founder of the clinic.

Reviews

Google rating: 5.0 stars from 12 reviews.

• •Written feedback is limited, and some recent posts contain little meaningful detail.
• •The clearest service-related comment praises the team as “Great staff” and says they made an owner feel at ease.
• •Another reviewer describes the clinic as “1st class vets.”
• •One review says a family member “just loves it here,” without giving further detail.