Friends

Horse and Pet Vet Clinic

A stable on one side, a working clinic on the other, and a horse named Thunder who needs an X-ray.

Brick Rated Score

3.7/5

Set 42651 · 2025

Pieces437

Minifigs3

Year2025

Set number42651

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The verdict

I like this set for what it does inside, not what it looks like outside.

The clinic half is genuinely thoughtful, with a scale, an X-ray clipboard, and little medicine props that give a kid something to actually act out, not just stare at. The stable half feels like an afterthought bolted onto it, and once you peel off the stickers that dress up the exterior, it reads as a fairly plain tan farmhouse. If your child is horse-obsessed or loves playing vet, this earns its place on the shelf. If you're shopping this wave for the most exciting build, I'd look elsewhere first.

Best for: kids who love animal roleplay and don't mind a house-shaped build over a flashy one

The full review

What it is

This is two small buildings pushed together, a stable on one side and a vet clinic on the other, and honestly the clinic is the reason to own it. Inside you get an exam table, a scale for weighing the animals, a little clipboard printed with an X-ray of the horse, and enough tiny medical props that a kid can run a real appointment from start to finish. Autumn brings in her horse Thunder, Olly brings his cat Gertrude (she's shown up in a few other Friends sets by now), and the vet, Eniko, has three dogs of her own to look after. That's a lot of animals and a lot of little stories packed into one build.

The catch

Where it loses me a bit is the stable side. Take away the stickers dressing up the lavender arches and the birdhouse over the door, and what's left is a pretty plain tan farmhouse shape. The horse figure is the other letdown, its legs are thin and hollow in a way that just doesn't feel as solid as LEGO's better horse molds, and a couple of reviewers I trust flagged the same thing independently. Compared to some of the more inventive builds in this Friends wave, this one plays it safe.

Who it's for

I'd get this for a kid who is specifically into horses or veterinary pretend play, because that side of the experience is well done and full of detail worth handling. If you're choosing between sets in this wave purely for the build itself, there are more interesting options, and this one is fine rather than a must-have.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build alternates between the two halves, so you're never stuck doing the same section for too long. The stable goes together fast with basic house-building techniques, hay bale pieces, a pitchfork, and a brush for grooming. The clinic side slows down in a good way, with small stacked assemblies for the exam table, the scale, and shelving for medicine, the kind of fiddly little builds that reward patience with a satisfying prop at the end.

The standout piece for me is the X-ray clipboard printed with Thunder's leg bones, a nice specific touch that sells the whole vet fantasy. Eniko's birthmark print is a small but real step for minidoll representation, and worth calling out on its own. Part-count value is reasonable for a $50-range set with three pets and three minidolls, though nothing here is a rare or highly sought recolor, this is a playset built for its props and its characters rather than for scarce plastic.

Fun facts

01Eniko the veterinarian is LEGO's first minidoll shown with a facial birthmark, part of the brand's ongoing push for more varied representation in the Friends line.
02Olly's cat, Gertrude, has now appeared in at least three separate Friends sets, making her something of a recurring background character.
03The horse, Thunder, comes with a printed clipboard showing an X-ray of his leg, a small but specific detail built for the vet roleplay.
04Several reviewers who covered the full 2025 Friends wave singled this out as one of the weaker builds in the lineup, mainly because of the plain stable exterior once the stickers are set aside.