Horse Halfmoon

Fiona | Horse

In March 2013, the former broodmare gave birth to a colt. However, little Henry was not suitable for breeding and was unlikely to find a buyer. He was therefore to be slaughtered. This fate affects countless foals year after year, but Henry was to be lucky. When we found out about him, we gave the…

Hatschi | Horse

When we heard from a little tamer that her dream of a big show in the ring had just been shattered, we asked ourselves whether this kind of entertainment was even necessary. Especially for so-called escape animals, a life in the ring is associated with pressure, stress and coercion. We have often adopted horses from…

Hanne | Horse

The beautiful Hanne with her faithful eyes had to go through terrible things. In October 2007, the slaughter transport she was on was stopped by animal rights activists in Lower Austria. The 21 slaughter horses were totally exhausted and some were injured. Together with the animal rights activists and generous supporters, we managed to buy…

Macarena | Horse

When we are asked by the authorities whether we can help with a confiscation, we always have to assume the worst case scenario. We have to expect to take in completely neglected animals - animals that no longer expect anything positive from humans. Their only purpose in life seemed to be to give birth to…

Elvis | Horse

Elvis is a four-year-old Shetland pony and came to Gut Aiderbichl in Henndorf together with Edonis, Zorro and Jessy. It was important to the owners that the animals should not be separated. They could no longer keep the ponies themselves due to health and financial problems and gave them up with a heavy heart.

Muck | Horse

The University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna has been conducting animal experiments with ponies for many years, but also with other animals such as cattle, llamas and pigs. This has always been for the advancement of veterinary medicine and without the animal suffering known from other experiments. The research of recent years, in which seven…

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…

Queen of the roses 2nd | Horse

She is the queen of roses and she strides gracefully across the courtyard of Gut Aiderbichl. It is hard to believe that she almost found herself on a transport to death. Her owners, an elderly couple, lived happily together with their horses, like a family. But when it became clear that they could no longer…

Prinz | Horse

Prinz and Movie Star found themselves in a tricky situation. The lease was terminated and they were thinking of taking the two horses to the horse slaughterhouse. But fate had other plans. Prinz and his friend Movie Star live in the A-stable at Gut Aiderbichl and are just getting used to a wonderful life in…

Alfred | Horse

Alfred - Rescue at the last second Employees of Gut Aiderbichl took part in a foal auction. Alfred was discovered on a slaughter truck. We managed to stop Alfred's last journey and give him a happy life at Gut Aiderbichl.

Acedius | Horse

With our animal rescues, we are constantly looking for ways to communicate our findings and knowledge to the public. With the rescue of Acedius and many other foals, we were able to report on this again in 2010 and educate people. At that time, foal number 105, which we later named Acedius, was only 137…

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…