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Pony Saphira

in the trap of crime

Photos and videos of the seven-year-old apple grey mare.mare Saphirawasnwas sent through the Social Media. Riding instructors became aware of the beautiful mare and got in touch. Further videos were sentto them, and the total cost of the pony mare transferred to the dealer.

Saphira was the victim of criminal horse traders

The anticipation of seeing the pony was abruptly nipped in the bud when the transporter pulled up in the yard. The vehicle was anything but a horsebox. Inside the van, three ponies stood closely tied together. They couldn’t turn their heads to the left or right, dripping with sweat and completely exhausted, the ponies stood there waiting for the cords to be loosened.
It also turned out that the pony delivered was not at all the pony that had been presented in the video. The driver didn’t want to know anything about it and drove off again. The new owners kept the pony because they felt sorry for it and didn’t want to put it through being loaded into the Sprinter again.

Saphira was fully sedated and carefully brought into the box. Two things were clear: Saphira was not the advertised and paid-for pony, and the new owners had become the paying victims of a criminal gang. However, one thing was equally clear to the animal-loving people: the pony was to stay with them.

Saphira was seriously ill

Saphira had been taken over fully sedated. The vet’s diagnosis was devastating for the pony and her owners. A severe bacterial infection was spreading through her body. She was treated with antibiotics for two months and received many injections. This in turn required a great deal of sensitivity.

No one was allowed to get too close to Saphira and touch her. Saphira was terrified of people and ran away as soon as anyone approached her. The only thing that helped here was patience, knowledge of how to deal with fearful animals and, as always, love.

Saphira slowly gained trust in her humans

Even after a long time in the riding stable, Saphira is still sceptical and cautious towards people, but she has learned that people also mean well by her.
In the herd of horses at her owners’ riding stable, Saphira had obviously built up a strong bond with her herd. However, this went so far that when the owner wanted to fetch his horse for riding, the mare would stand protectively in front of it and try to “chase” the people away. Saphira should be a school horse, but she absolutely rejects children. A new forever home had to be found.

Saphira finds peace in the B-stable at Gut Aiderbichl Henndorf

After everything Saphira has been through, calm has finally returned to her life. She has found a new herd in the B stable at Gut Aiderbichl Henndorf, which has taken her in well. Here she can put her protective instincts aside a little, because horses are not ridden at Gut Adierbichl and nobody takes a horse out of the herd unless it has to go to hospital, for example.

Saphira is already looking forward to when the pastures open in spring and she can enjoy nature and the peace and quiet with all her friends from the B stable.

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