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Nannerl | Horse

The owner of Mozart, Nannerl, Sissi and Flora realized that she could no longer take sufficient care of her animals. The aches and pains of old age were making it increasingly difficult to care for the animals. What to do? Keep the animals or sell them? The trade routes are often difficult to trace, and…

Willow | Horse

Willow - his eyes looked questioning Willow (1 year old) was handed over to us by the horse dealer. He looks forward with big, dark eyes, thanking the horse dealer for not taking him to the slaughterhouse, but to his new forever home at Gut Aiderbichl in Henndorf. Willow has found a surrogate mother in…

Sacuri | Horse

The sight of Sacuri and his fellow horses shook us to the core - 19 almost starving horses, without bedding or food and kept in desolate conditions. We were asked by a veterinary office to help and Managing Director Dieter Ehrengruber immediately agreed. "I decided to take all 19 horses with me. I am doing…

Fee | Horse

The breeding standards are very strict, not only for Haflingers and Norikers. Freiberger breeders are also always striving for the supposed perfection of the breed. Many foals are unable to meet these high standards and fall through the cracks. Many of them end up on a slaughter truck. An Aiderbichler became aware of Fee and…

Whisky | Horse

When we learned of Whisky's fate, it seemed that his fate was already sealed. The young warmblood gelding was considered "depressed and mentally disturbed". They simply didn't know what to do, so animal lovers begged us to take Whisky in. We were able to agree to take him in and brought Whisky to the equine…

Lovie | Horse

We don't just set our standards extremely high for us humans, especially when it comes to beauty. But also for animals. Every day we put ourselves and our animals under pressure to be the most beautiful in the whole country, often forgetting about life itself. Many thousands of horses, including foals, lose their lives every…

Karino | Horse

The beautiful trotter gelding Karino owes his life to an animal lover who decided not to look away but to help. At a "cattle yard", he witnessed a mare desperately fighting back as she was about to be loaded onto a death truck bound for Italy. He intervened. He could not bear to see the…

Idefix | Horse

Little Idefix found himself in a serious situation in 2004. He was standing at a slaughter horse market in Maishofen with many other conspecifics. Many a dealer had already taken an interest in him. This was a bad sign, as most of these horses were transported to the south and east of Europe for slaughter.…

Reny | Horse

When Michael Aufhauser received a call from animal rights activists in Lower Austria, he immediately got into his car. The callers explained that they had been able to stop a horse slaughter transport containing 21 injured and completely exhausted slaughter horses. The animal welfare activists said they could help buy the horses back, but it…

Bubbi | Horse

When we heard about Bubbi and his six friends, we wanted to help. The pony came from a traveling circus that told us about its massive financial problems. He had to sell some of his animals, including seven ponies. Michael Aufhauser was keen to help and agreed to take in the ponies. So they moved…

Sissi | Horse

Over the past 20 years, we have seen time and time again that animal welfare also means human welfare. The case of Sissi, Flora, Nannerl and Mozart was just such a case. An elderly lady had been caring for her animals for years. But the older she got, the more difficult it became to care…

Epuna | Horse

When Epuna moved into Gut Aiderbichl France, sponsors were present as part of a sponsorship trip. They were able to see live how frightened young animals became self-confident foals. If it had not been for Gut Aiderbichl, the foals would certainly have found themselves on a transport to Italy for slaughter very soon. Thanks to…