Horse Nacarra

Whisky | Horse

This well-behaved Haflinger gelding owes his life to chance and a camera team that accompanied us for an ARTE documentary in 2014. We wanted to show the team what it looks like in a stable and what the animals have to go through there. We wanted to show the viewers why we do what we…

David | Horse

David, a Noriker, was born on a farm in Pongau. Unfortunately, the mare died a few days after giving birth. The farmer desperately turned to Dieter Ehrengruber. There was a clear "YES" for the foal: No can do, no can do, the weaker one must be helped. David was picked up from the farm and…

Lucretia | Horse

In Roman lore, Lucretia was famous for her beauty and virtue. And our foal number 8, to whom we gave this name, is also beautiful. Lucretia was 188 days old when she was bought at auction by Michael Aufhauser and brought to safety by the Gut Aiderbichl team. It's hard to imagine what would have…

Scharid | Horse

The sight of Scharid and his fellow horses shook us to the core; 19 almost starving horses, without bedding or food and 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 this in…

Hayrettin | Horse

Hayrettin was only 173 days old when she was put up for auction at the foal market in Rottenbuch. Together with her mother, she had to do her rounds and present herself in the hope of finding a good buyer. It is not uncommon for dealers to bid at these auctions and then send these…

Bobo | Horse

Michael Aufhauser and Mr. Ehrengruber were very often at the so-called slaughter horse markets, which are everywhere. On site, they looked around and tried to help as many animals as possible, especially those that were likely to make their final journey to Italy. Bobo was one of the candidates who would end up on a…

La Vivi | Horse

When La Vivi's mother, the pony mare Laurel, came to Gut Aiderbichl at the end of 2014, she was in a terrible condition. Neglected, emaciated and with a tumor under her eye, she was waiting in a dealer's stable for her final transport to one of the notorious slaughterhouses in southern or eastern Europe. We…

Nepomuk | Horse

Haflingers often don't have it easy. Their breeding standards are very high. As a result, many young animals fall through the cracks and end up being transported to Italy for slaughter. Nepomuk was spared this fate. He found private buyers until he finally ended up with an Aiderbichler woman. She was worried about what would…

Andy | Horse

The fate of humans and animals is always interrelated; no one is a lone warrior. We must be aware of this. An animal lover contacted us by email and you could see that it was very difficult for her to write these lines. She told us that her partner had left her and that she…

Arno | Horse

It's like playing the lottery for the breeders. If they are insanely lucky, a foal can bring a lot of money. Breeders hope for this and accept that the vast majority of foals die. After all, hardly anyone is interested in foals that are not considered perfect representatives of their breed. In the fall, the…

Kathrin | Horse

We are grateful that mare Kathrin did not witness the horror that her mother Evelyn had to endure. Evelyn was kept together with 18 other Haflingers in a dark stable with manure up to the ceiling. But how could this happen? This question is always asked in such cases. The solution is stricter laws and…

Gino | Horse

Circuses of the conventional kind no longer have a future. Dubious attractions in which animals have to perform strange and often degrading tricks on command are becoming less and less popular with people. Circuses are going bankrupt and having to sell their animals. One of Gut Aiderbichl's aims is to help animals in need. We…