Some horses are fed with something that makes sh*t out of their poop. I have no problem with the manure smell (I pick mine every day), but piles from some horses smell awful (on parking lots or on trail).

 

I also love the smell of horse, especially my horse.. he smells different. And a nice different. I also like the smell of hay and manure.

I hate the smell of a barn that has poor grooming habits (and it's not their fault of course) but we visited an Andalusian breeding and training for high levels barn. Holy cheese it reeked, my nose burned so much. Usually when I smell horse urine (in the arena..) it smells like apple cider.. but this was terrible. It was like all the yuck was fermenting.. so gross.

 

Favorite
Smelling their necks.
LOVE the smell of leather, and I love to clean and oil my leather tack
LEAST Favorite
Thrush or old smegma. yuch!!!!
Really dirty stall.
Hate to mention this one, and hope you never have to smell it--when your old horse (one of mine lived to be 35 yo) passes away, and you end up waiting a few days for Animal By-Products to collect the body--AFTER I've removed the mane and tail parts for saving and future sobbing!!!--the smell can only be cleaned up with bleach.

 

Yeah I'm with you, Corporal, on the thrush and smegma one! Blah! Smegma is probably the worst 'cos it lingers around more on your hands (if you don't use gloves of course!)

I LOVE the smell of hay and horse skin! Perfume that in a bottle any day!

 

Favorite horse smell- leather and good hay

least favorite- horse urine, and dirty saddle pad

 

favourite- i love the smell of a horse in general, i dont mind the smell of horse poop or anything as i clean alot of it! lol..but the smell i dislike would be thrush, wet horse

 

I actually don't mind the smell of wet horse. But my favorite smell is horse+leather, and my least favorite smell is thrush.

 

My favorite smell is probably the smell of horse "breath"...like if you stick your nose right up to their nostril when they exhale.....or the smell of a stable when you first walk in.

I don't think there's a smell I don't like ....well I guess horsey gas doesn't smell to great.

 

Love the way the way they smell when you bury your face in their neck.
Hate the way thrush and wet horse fart smell.

 

Favorite: the horse itself, fresh bedding, hay, leather
Least favorite: thrush, kopertox, iccthammol, mud/manure (when it's mixed together and really wet after rain)

 

I just plain love the smell of horse, like it seems everyone here does! LOL But I would have to say my truly favorite smells are saddle soap, good hay and that first whiff out of a fresh bag of grain.

Least favorites, thrushy hooves, smegma and OMG urine from a mare that is in heat! It get's so much more acrid and seems to go to ammonia in a matter of hours!

 

Favorite horse relates smell - grain, especially oats or things mixed with Molasses

Can't decide between the two worst smells, it's a tie between that "thrushy hoof" smell and the "smegma" smell when you clean your horse's sheath....blech!

 

Can't decide between the two worst smells, it's a tie between that "thrushy hoof" smell and the "smegma" smell when you clean your horse's sheath....blech!

Oh I'm not looking forward to that... lol

 

I love the smell of a dusty barn, horse sweat, shampoo, my friends bute powder, just horse in general.
I HATE the smell when your walking around brushing your horse, and they rip one right. in. your. mouth.

 

my friends bute powder

Me too but only the vanilla kind, citrus - ick! I probably shouldn't admit this but I have buted myself - at a show, had a gnarly headache and nothing to take....

My favorite smells - leather is # 1 hands down, absorbine, show sheen, jojoba oil.

Least favorite - smegma, wet horse.

 

Best: horse muzzle, worst: draining abscesses

 

I'm going to have to agree with CCinSc... a draining abscess is the absolute worst thing I have ever smelled come out of any animal.. and I have a lot of animals! The best is burying my face into Milo's mane.. that smell is heaven, kinda partial to the smell of leather as well.

 

I love the smell of barns and indoor dirt arenas.
I think the worst smell possible is draining abcess. got in on my clothes and me and was still smelling it days after even with a shower, washer and new clothes..

 

My favorite smell has to be the smell of new leather. Whenever I get new tack (and I get my new zebra tack tomorrow so I am going to be in heaven) I spend a decent amount of time just smelling it. That seems weird to some, but I looovveee it.

My least favorite is the smell after I've picked out very dirty hooves or after a horse has been shoed. That's an awfully rotten smell.

 

my favourite : Basically anything horse, including wet horse. I LOVE horse breath as well.
Least favourite: When you're cleaning your horses back hooves and they fart. or horse urine.

 

When your cleaning you horses back hooves and they fart

This made me bust out laughing! It reminds me of the time my bratty mare pooped ON the farrier.

 

Necrotic bone is the worst smell *ever*.

I remember taking the wrap off an injury and having that smell smack me and spin me around.

Well kept, clean barn with equal parts leather, hay, clean bedding and manure is the best smell.

 

Necrotic bone is the worst smell *ever*.

Thankfully something I've never dealt with. I can only imagine how bad that would be and hope I don't ever have to find out.

 

I'm a strange one. I LOVE the smell of when a horse is being shod and the hot shoe is put on the horse's hoof.. THAT smell ;D

I detest the smell of infection. Bluergh. Gross. Or mice pee xD

 

I, personally, don't have not an issue with the smell of smegma..All the geldings I've ever cleaned have smelled like strong peach... XD

Favourite: Just the barn. A decently (not even greatly) kept barn smells awesome. The general horse smell is nice too..especially while grooming, unless you hit a patch where they rolled in a straight pile of crap..but otherwise, good. :p
Most disliked: Horse urine. It is the MOST absolutely DISGUSTING, repugnant scent I have -ever- smelt. Ever. It smells like a sh!t ton of ammonia, and it's horrid. I hated cleaning the run-in or the stall when Tunie was in it, because I guess being 17h, she peed a ton more than the rest of the horses. I swear she peed (pees, actually lol) enough for 5 horses.. ;-; Horrid, I tell you!!!
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favorites:
clean horse
their breath after tons of treats
miracle groom and show sheen i use at shows
least favorites:
yucky poop
urine, especially if its been sitting around
thrush

 

I love the smell of horse necks... they could bottle it and i would buy it! And leather ( Yankee Candle makes a leather scent one.. I own 4 of them right now...)
Least favorite... the smell of the hooves when the farrier is trimming them.. ugh. ( although the barn dogs love the trimmings... dog candy!)

 

I always thought I was weird for enjoying certain horsey smells! Glad it's not just me! Non-horse people just don't understand. :3

Favourites:
- Nice horsey smell of their necks
- Leather
- Certain kinds of fly spray (weird, right?)
- Clean, well-kept barn smell (fresh shavings and horse shampoo mmmm!)

Worst:
- Thrush foot (yuck!)
- Really gross stalls (like when the messy percheron pees a crater through the shavings and tramples EVERYTHING into a nasty muck... and I get to clean it >B[ )

I love the smell of horse necks... they could bottle it and i would buy it! And leather ( Yankee Candle makes a leather scent one.. I own 4 of them right now...)
Least favorite... the smell of the hooves when the farrier is trimming them.. ugh. ( although the barn dogs love the trimmings... dog candy!)

Does it really smell like leather? :O I know Yankee makes the best but if so that's awesome!

 

Favorite horse smell- pretty much All smells except-
Unkept stalls- I feel bad for horses who are forced to spend time in one.

 

favorite: Horses in general, leather, and I love the smell of a wet horse

least favorite: I cannot stand DMSO smell. I think of a dying horse because that has been the smell after the vet gave a DMSO drip.