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Arielle | 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. Arielle was one of them. The Gut Aiderbichl team and Managing Director Dieter Ehrengruber could not look away, as some of them were…

Pia | Horse

Pia - No. 80 at the foal market Nobody at a foal market is interested in the animal's feelings. A number must not have feelings. We can't give Pia's mother to her, but at Gut Aiderbichl she lives happily with other foals from the foal market: Nuria, Mella, Alfred, Zafar and Herzog.

Krümel | Horse

Little Krümel was in a very difficult situation when Michael Aufhauser found him. He was standing together with many other ponies at a horse market in Maishofen. There was a great danger that he would have found himself on a horse transporter for slaughter, on his way to the south or east of Europe. At…

Moritz | Horse

Moritz led a dreary life. He was kept alone for years, without conspecifics, surrounded by cows and calves. Although the pony gelding was occasionally allowed into a fenced-in area on the farm, there is more to an animal-friendly and species-appropriate life: conspecifics, daily grazing, care and attention. When animal lovers became aware of Moritz's fate,…

Pan-Dana | Horse

The beautiful Pan-Dana was the first foal of a proud breeder who wanted to fulfill his lifelong dream with her. But fate did not mean well. The man saw no way out and stormed a government office. He shot a man dead and took a hostage. He called Gut Aiderbichl and was put through to…

Moritz | Horse

When the authorities found Moritz and his fellow sufferers, they were not doing well. The two horses had to live out their lives in a dark stable together with cattle. The manure and urine reached their joints and they had never seen the sun, let alone a pasture where they could run and play. Fortunately,…

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…

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…

Amielie | Horse

It was a rainy day. The staff at Gut Aiderbichl France had their hands full. Then the bell rang at the big gate. The neighboring farmer excitedly reports that three donkeys and three ponies belonging to another neighbor are being loaded by the butcher at this very moment. They are reluctant and terrified. A few…

Baricello | Horse

The fact that you can die of a broken heart is a cruel reality for us. We have often seen little foals stop eating out of sheer grief. This was also the case with Baricello. All consolation, all cuddles and every kind word bounced off his unspeakable grief. At that time, we were at the…

Headline Eddy | Horse

One spring day in 2011, the unthinkable happened: a man stormed a government office, shot another man and took a hostage. He grabbed the phone and dialed a number. Gut Aiderbichl was on the other end. The man immediately demanded to speak to Michael Aufhauser. It was about his 14 horses that Gut Aiderbichl was…

Sheila | Horse

Time and again we hear about pet owners shirking their responsibility. This usually involves dogs, cats or rabbits that are abandoned in the forest. But not paying the stall rent, no longer showing up at the farm and no longer being available is also tantamount to abandonment - the horses are left in the lurch…