Dooneen Equine Veterinary Clinic

Dooneen Equine Veterinary Clinic is a first-opinion equine practice founded by Des Barnwell and now led by Sabrina Barnwell. Based on its stated facilities (in-house lab, ultrasound, digital X‑ray) and service list, it appears set up for day‑to‑day horse care as well as on-the-ground decision-making for urgent and performance-related cases (stud work, pre‑purchase exams, and support at race days/events). The latest written reviews available to us are uniformly 5‑star, but most contain very little detail; the few that do mention feeling “at ease” during visits and describe the team as “1st class vets.”

Services

• •Routine equine care (described as day‑to‑day care; includes vaccinations and microchipping as examples given on the clinic website)
• •Veterinary care and advice for a wide range of horses (ponies through to racehorses are explicitly mentioned)
• •Emergency services (stated on the website)
• •Stud services (listed on the website)
• •Pre‑purchase examinations (listed on the website)
• •Race day and event services (listed on the website)
• •Diagnostics on site: in‑house laboratory facilities, ultrasound, and digital X‑ray (listed on the website)

People

• •Sabrina Barnwell (leads the clinic). The website lists qualifications: MVB, MRCVS, CertAVP, PgCertVPS, PgCertRad.
• •Des Barnwell (founder of the clinic).

Reviews

Google rating: 5.0 stars from 12 reviews.

• •Several reviews provide little or no detail (including repeated “Hi I’m writing mail” messages and some reviews with no text).
• •When details are given, owners mention feeling at ease during the visit and leaving as a “happy owner and horse,” and one review simply describes the vets as “1st class.”
• •One review notes a family member (“granddaughter”) “just loves it here,” without explaining what specifically happened.