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Poco | Horse

Dreamer, Poco and Whitney lived for many years with a very animal-loving lady who lost her job time and again, but never stopped caring for her horses. Due to her age, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find a good job, so for financial reasons she wanted to find a safe and secure place for…

Caprice | Horse

The well-behaved mare Caprice belongs to the Freiberger breed. This breed is the last original Swiss horse breed and is referred to as light cold blood or heavy warmblood. No buyer could be found for Caprice and there was a very high probability that she would end up being transported for slaughter. An Aiderbichl resident…

Karin | Horse

Karin - a pony in search of a new home. For Karin's owner, she was perhaps all she had left to enjoy. Her husband and mother were ill and needed more and more of her support. There was less and less time for the pony. So she desperately turned to Gut Aiderbichl's animal emergency center.…

Muck | Horse

The University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna has been conducting animal experiments with ponies for many years, but also with other animals such as cattle, llamas and pigs. This has always been for the advancement of veterinary medicine and without the animal suffering known from other experiments. The research of recent years, in which seven…

Jessina | Horse

I wonder what would have happened to the beautiful Jessina if she hadn't been discovered by an animal lover in Switzerland...? Because one thing was certain: she simply wasn't beautiful enough and didn't fit the standard breeding ideal. The animal lover contacted us and asked us to take Jessina in, because it was unacceptable that…

Peter | Horse

Carriage horses have an expiration date, which occurs as soon as they can no longer pull the carriage for health reasons. At this point, the owners no longer have any use for the animals and very often these poor souls start their last journey as slaughter horses. But the story of Peter proves that exceptions…

Hansl | Horse

Christa Clarin, the widow of the late actor and animal lover Hans Clarin, could not look away when she learned of the fate of the three little foals she had come to know and love on her daily dog walks. When she learned that they were to be slaughtered, she could not stand idly by…

Fiona | Horse

In March 2013, the former broodmare gave birth to a colt. However, little Henry was not suitable for breeding and was unlikely to find a buyer. He was therefore to be slaughtered. This fate affects countless foals year after year, but Henry was to be lucky. When we found out about him, we gave the…

Hanna | Horse

When Hanna and her fellow sufferers arrived at the Gut Aiderbichl Ballermann Ranch, it was a picture of misery. Their hooves were far too long and their tails were caked with dirt and manure from the past few years. You could see that they were totally weakened and exhausted. Animal lovers became aware of the…

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 -…

Hendrik | Horse

When an animal lover found Hendrik neglected in his owner's box, he bought him free and had big plans for him. Hendrik is a beautiful specimen of his breed. The animal lover believed that if he offered the 12-year-old Friesian stallion a good life and fed him, Hendrik could find new happiness in life. However,…

Molly | Horse

Diana Shaffner is originally from Bavaria and now lives with her husband in Texas. A few years ago, she learned about horses that were destined for slaughter due to extreme neglect and imminent transportation to Mexico. When she was in Munich, she decided to take a trip to Gut Aiderbichl in Henndorf. Back in the…