- Irresponsible Act: Tourist Condemned for Feeding Museum’s Horse Buckfast.
- Potential Danger: Concerns Raised Over the Wellbeing of Clydesdale Horses.
- Regrettable Incident: Museum’s Response to the Horse Feeding Controversy.
The incident occurred on a public footpath near the horse paddocks during the museum’s closure hours in Livingston.
A tourist attraction condemned a member of the public who was captured on camera feeding one of its horses Buckfast.
Livingston’s Almond Valley Heritage Centre deemed the social media recording to be “completely irresponsible.”
Buckfast is an alcoholic beverage that combines fortified wine with caffeine.
After the video was sent to the facility on Monday evening, a representative posted on Facebook, “This is not acceptable. Tonight, we’ve been inundated with reports of someone (whose identity has been removed) giving one of our horses Buckfast to drink.
This behavior is completely irresponsible and could cause serious problems for our delicate giants.
While the family-friendly museum was closed, the incident occurred on a public footpath near the horse paddocks.
The spokesperson for the center added, “We do not allow people to feed our horses or give them Buckfast because it could make them extremely ill.”
According to the Scottish SPCA, there have been no reports of the incident.
Dr. Robin Chesters, director of the Almond Valley Heritage Trust, later told that no damage was done to the horse and that those involved “regret” their actions.
Dr. Chesters added, “It appears that no harm was done in this instance, but the consequences could have been much more severe for our large, gentle, and trustworthy Clydesdale horses.”
