Nanuk and Willow
Two former therapy horses
Money rules the world. Due to financial problems, for the former therapy horses Nanuk (30 years) and Willow (27 years) a new forever-home wanted. Many years helped Haflinger Nanuk and his son, Haflinger Willow, partly schwfirst therapy for handicapped children.
Massive inflation and growing financial problems of the association required it, to find a new home for the two geldings to find.
"... Until now I had a dream: all horses should stay with us until the end of their lives ..."
Nanuk and Willow come from a therapy center and were actively involved in therapy and education until a few years ago. It was the dream of the people at this center that all the horses could stay with them until the end of their lives.
The financial situation, however, did not allow Nanuk and Willow to stay. A horse-friendly "retirement solution" for father and son was sought, and found. Nanuk and Willow have been given a forever home in the B-stable at the Gut Aiderbichl meeting farm in Henndorf.
The association from which Nanuk and Willow come relies on donations and volunteer work. In order to be able to continue the operation, a junior therapy horse must be purchased. Financing the future plans became a tightrope walk.
Nanuk and Willow have now rehabilitated teeth and want to eat very much
"... When Nanuk and Willow arrived, they passed the health check with flying colors, but both horses had to have molars removed. Since that was done, they have really come alive and want to eat quite a bit and are also always looking in my bag for good horse treats. Nanuk in particular is almost insatiable and says "Come on, give it to me" - he won't stop nudging me.
Father and son are now new in the B-stall and behave quite correctly: rather still restrained towards the other horses, curious and yet full of respect towards the rest of the herd. In the next few days, I think it will be so far that they will stand with all the others at the hayrack, and then the "entrance exam" is passed.
Nanuk and Willow are very sensitive Haflingers and you can tell that they certainly lacked nothing with the people who unfortunately had to give them up for financial reasons. ...". Animal keeper Liesa is thrilled with her new charges and will do everything to make the two Haflingers feel happy and content.
If problems can be transformed into tasks, then you are already a great deal closer to the solution
Even in times of crisis, Gut Aiderbichl always tries to stick to its philosophy: "We love animals. - Gut Aiderbichl is the vision of a world in which all living beings live together in absolute harmony. The prerequisite for this vision would be a humanity that unites humans, animals and nature".
We wish Nanuk and Willow a harmonious life in the horse group of the B-stable of Gut Aiderbichl Henndorf, and much joy when in a few weeks the pastures can be opened, and the horses enjoy the space and freedom.
