Horse Simmerl

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…

Mariechen | Horse

There are far too many Shetland ponies in our part of the world. There are simply too many of them being bred. They often delight children when they are young, but when they get older and turn away from the animals they once loved so much, the ponies often end up in distress. Mariechen was…

Rubby | Horse

We are glad that we don't encounter these scenarios too often, but when they do, it shocks us every time. We were asked to help by a veterinary office. The sight was terrifying: 19 almost starving horses, without bedding or food and in desolate conditions. Rubby was one of them. The Gut Aiderbichl team and…

Linus | Horse

Anyone who sees Linus is fascinated by his grace and beauty. Such a magnificent horse, but he has one flaw: a shoulder injury means he is useless for sport and cannot be used as a leisure horse either. A breeder took him on in the hope of finding a private place for Linus, as she…

Fireball | Horse

Fireball lives up to his name! One of our horse managers discovered Fireball at her groom's home. His family was completely overwhelmed with him and he seemed to be completely resistant to advice. Hyperactive and characterized by an unruly temperament, he unfortunately posed a danger to the children. The family wanted to get rid of…

Pumuckel | 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…

Paloma | Horse

When pony mare Paloma gave birth to little Tessa, it must have come as a shock to her owners. The little foal had a very crooked nose. This is a hereditary disease called Wry Nose Defect. This is probably why Paloma and her foal were given to a dealer. But they were both lucky -…

Speedy | Horse

An animal lover already kept ponies on her farm and bought a foal for herself. She named it Speedyn and the pony gelding "Little Uncle", who was supposed to act as an "educator", became friends with little Speedy. Due to an eye disease, "Little Uncle" became blind, which is often not a problem for the…

Bibby | Horse

We couldn't reconstruct much of Bibby's history, she had been moved from one stable to the next too often. An animal lover had bought the well-behaved mare as a leisure horse, but when it became clear that Bibby could no longer be ridden due to osteoarthritis in both fetlock joints, she could no longer afford…

Mansi | Horse

Mansi and Muna were with a very loving horse owner from foal age. Unfortunately, he had to reduce the size of his stables for financial reasons and asked to take in the two mares. He also wanted the two mares not to be separated, but to be able to spend the rest of their lives…

Picco | Horse

Picco and some other horses from a riding stable had been reported to the animal emergency center and we wanted to help. The animals were reportedly not in a good condition. An accident, weeks of coma etc. put the owner of the horses in a terrible situation. We were allowed to help: Picco found his…

Malika | Horse

As part of the cooperation entered into with the Swiss Sandgrueb Foundation (Egg near Zurich) in 2019, Gut Aiderbichl assumed responsibility for the lifelong care of a healthy group of 15 Arabian mares. The Sandgrueb Foundation had taken over the stock of an Arabian horse breeder a few years earlier because she had reached her…