Schecky lived together with three other ponies with an animal-loving lady. But when she suddenly died, the ponies were in free fall. Nobody wanted to take them over and so they suddenly found themselves on a slaughter transport heading for Italy. Shortly before the transport reached the border, we were able to reach the trader and put the ponies under our protection. A few months later, little Erik, who suffered from early childhood autism, visited Gut Aiderbichl with his father. The child had not spoken a word for more than two years. But then he met Schecky. The boy played with the pony, stroked it and lost his fear. Like a little king, he suddenly called out "Daddy". An Aiderbichl fairy tale that shows how important the relationship between humans and animals is.
