An animal-loving, elderly couple had firmly resolved to give their charges, the ponies Benno and Liesl, a safe and secure life. They had not really reckoned with their own aging. Then came the day when they had to admit to themselves that they were no longer capable of making hay, mucking out, grooming and caring for their animals day in and day out, even on Sundays. They started looking for a new place. But no one could be found who wanted them. As a last chance they contacted us at Gut Aiderbichl in Henndorf. Really at the last minute they received a promise from Michael Aufhauser, who knew exactly what suffering these animals would otherwise have experienced.