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Manacor | Horse

When we received a call from a circus asking us for help, we couldn't say no. We are aware of the suffering that circus animals have to endure. All the tricks that humans can admire in the circus ring only work because the animals are put under pressure and are sometimes afraid. The Gut Aiderbichl…

Billy Boy 4 | Horse

Animal welfare activists found Billy Boy and his mother Lena at a horse market in Munich. They were standing there in a pitiful state, emaciated to the bone. Without further ado, they bought them and took them to the vet. But they couldn't keep the poor ponies. Seeking help, they turned to Gut Aiderbichl and…

Bubi | Horse

In difficult economic times, circuses also have to make tight budgets. The animals bought in the optimism of better times lose their place. When the circus made a guest appearance near Deggendorf, the director remembered Gut Aiderbichl and paid us a visit. We agreed to take in the three most controversial cases: Ludwig the donkey…

Sternschnuppe | Horse

Gut Aiderbichl received a call in October 2007 that saved the lives of 21 Romanian slaughter horses. Animal rights activists had stopped the transport in Lower Austria because the animals had been transported under inhumane conditions and some of them were even injured. Michael Aufhauser and Dieter Ehrengruber immediately got into the car and drove…

Swen | Horse

For years, the ponies Swen and Alex had been faithful companions to an animal-loving couple who had been looking after them for years. Alex was even born on their farm. But now age has taken its toll and caring for the ponies is becoming increasingly difficult. When the owner was also confined to a wheelchair,…

Lucky | Horse

Lucky without her best friend Emmi - hard to imagine for the Aiderbichlers, who had looked after her and Emmi for years. The animal lovers have been Aiderbichlers from the very beginning and had promised their protégés that they would look after them forever. But for health reasons, they were unable to keep their promise.…

Bonita | Horse

The Noriker mare Bonita lives up to her name, which means "beauty". Before she became an Aiderbichler in October 2005, it almost looked as if her beauty would no longer be good enough. At the horse market in Maishofen, she was offered to horse dealers who would probably have sent her to Italy for slaughter.…

Tiny | Horse

Tiny was bought free by Michael Aufhauser a year before Gut Aiderbichl was even opened to the public. At that time, Michael Aufhauser decided to place Tiny and his friend Pauli - of course with the promise that they would always be allowed to return home. Almost 13 years later, the time had come. The…

Martin | Horse

Our sunshine Martin almost never saw the light of day. His mother Martina was on a slaughter transport to Belgium in October 2007. There he would probably have simply been disposed of as an embryo. Animal rights activists stopped the transport as the conditions for the 21 horses were devastating. Thanks to the animal welfare…

Bluna | Horse

Anyone who sees the Polish Tarpan pony mare understandably wants to take her home with them straight away. She is beautiful, lamblike - but by no means boring. Spontaneous decisions when buying animals can often go wrong. Her owner was completely overwhelmed with her care. Bluna was confiscated by the official vet and, like so…

Sam | Horse

We were presented with a terrible sight when we were called by the veterinary office to inspect an animal: 19 almost starved horses, without bedding or food and kept in desolate conditions. Sam was one of them. The Gut Aiderbichl team and Managing Director Dieter Ehrengruber could not look away, as some of them were…

Molly | Horse

Diana Shaffner is originally from Bavaria and now lives with her husband in Texas. A few years ago, she learned about horses that were destined for slaughter due to extreme neglect and imminent transportation to Mexico. When she was in Munich, she decided to take a trip to Gut Aiderbichl in Henndorf. Back in the…