Horse Vigo

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…

Amal | Horse

We can only guess what Amal had to endure or not. When she arrived at Gut Aiderbichl with her mother Zafira, we could see the sheer fear in her eyes. The cattle dealer who brought them to us simply said: "They've never really seen a human before." We can't imagine how they must have experienced…

Cindy | Horse

Schecky lived with Cindy and three other ponies with an animal-loving lady. But when she suddenly passed away, the ponies found themselves in free fall. Nobody wanted to take them on and so they suddenly found themselves on a transport to Italy for slaughter. Shortly before the transport reached the border, we were able to…

Herby | Horse

Herby already has a lot of kilometers under his belt. Born in the USA in 1999, he was sold to Switzerland 10 years ago. There he was to serve as a breeding stallion. However, a few years later he found himself in Germany and was used to pay off the debts of a failed restaurant.…

Keks | Horse

Pony Keks and Oreo had been living in a flock of sheep for years and were locked in a horse stall during the winter months. When they were discovered, they had not been vaccinated or wormed and their hooves were over 20 cm long. Their rescuer called the vet and the farrier. Keks and Oreo…

Pascha | Horse

The fact that Pasha can lead a sheltered life at Gut Aiderbichl today is thanks to a conversation between Michael Aufhauser and a cattle dealer. The cattle dealer told him that he had colleagues who had recently started exporting horses to the East. They were slaughtered there and sold to Italy as half horses. He…

Sue Ellen | Horse

The Gut Aiderbichl horse paradise on the Ballermann Ranch in Germany has a new resident: Sue Ellen, an 11-year-old Quarter Horse mare with a shimmering golden coat. She will be able to enjoy a great equine life here until the end of her natural life. Sue Ellen's owner lost her job due to the coronavirus…

Shana | Horse

The beautiful Shana not only has a particularly good-natured character, she is also a really loyal friend. But she has a problem: she cannot be ridden due to health problems. Her owner's husband wanted to get rid of the animal because he didn't see why he should pay for a horse that couldn't be ridden.…

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…

Saphira | Horse

Photos and videos of the seven-year-old gray apple mare Saphira were sent through social media. Riding instructors became aware of the beautiful mare and made contact. More videos were sent and the total cost of the pony mare was transferred to the dealer. The anticipation of the pony was abruptly nipped in the bud when…

Anton | Horse

We don't know much about Anton's background. We can only guess that he was a "loser" at the foal auctions. No one was interested in Anton and he was ultimately to pay for this with his life. We were able to prevent this and put Anton under our protection. When he arrived at our home,…

Flicka | Horse

It is usually very noisy at foal markets. When we found the young foal at a market that day, it was only called number 54. It ran dutifully alongside its mother, over and over again in circles. It didn't know what all the fuss was about. Michael Aufhauser and the Gut Aiderbichl team were on…