Not all horse gifts have to cost you money.

Here you can find a horse sound that will appeal to any horse lover.

Make a computer whinny or nicker when you switch it on - A horse gift that brings instant smiles.

Here you will find lots of horse whinnys, nickers, snorts and blusters that can be downloaded onto your computer.

If you need help on adding sounds to you computer please see below. (Currently we only can provide information on adding sounds to Windows 3.1 / 95 & 98.)

The files are Wav format which should work for most PCs and Aif format which should work for most Macs

These files are FREE for personal use but if you want to use them for commercial purposes please contact us first at: Sounds@horsepresence.com.

Please do not copy these files and place them on other sites on the internet for people to download.

The sounds and images on the Horse Presence web site are copyright protected.

However, you are welcome to create a link to this site and let us know so we can link back to your site.

Disclaimer: You download and install these sound files at your own risk.
Please note we take no responsibility for any problems caused by changes you make to your computer settings.

Virus Protection: All the sound files were virus free when they left our computer and should be virus free when they reach you,

however, we recommend that you virus scan anything you download onto your computer from the internet.

To download a file: Double click on either the WAV or Aif next to the sound description. Depending on how your web browser is set up might be presented with a prompt to 'open now' or 'Save to disc'. Select 'Save to disc' and select your destination directory and click 'Save'.

If you are not presented with the option to download. Right click over the WAV or Aif and from the drop down menu, select "Save Link As" (in Netscape) or "Save Target As" (in Microsoft Explorer).

New Sounds Added June 2000
Description of the Whinny sound files	File size	Windows Format	Mac Format
An expectant and curious, nickery whinny.	111Kb	Wav	Aif
A whinny from a filly with an odd little questioning grunt at the end.	162Kb	Wav	Aif
A Groan descending groan.	166Kb	Wav	Aif
A long blow that stays almost at the same pitch throughout.	109Kb	Wav	Aif
An expectant nicker with a second nicker for good measure.	163Kb	Wav	Aif
A great whinny. You need ear plugs for this. It starts squeaky but ends low.	316Kb	Wav	Aif
A brief suck in before a load whinny.	177Kb	Wav	Aif
More of a suck in than above and a slightly more emphatic whinny.	229Kb	Wav	Aif
A distant whinny followed by a much closer whinny in reply.	181Kb	Wav	Aif
Almost a strangled whinny to start with but it ends with gusto.	242Kb	Wav	Aif
A welcome back to the stall buddy whinny	130Kb	Wav	Aif
A close whinny with a distant response.	245Kb	Wav	Aif
A distant whinny followed by a sighing bluster.	353Kb	Wav	Aif
A close whinny with a neighboring horse adding a little grumble at the end.	214Kb	Wav	Aif
Another tasteful addition: A whinny, a poop and a sighing bluster.	469Kb	Wav	Aif

Blusters and Blows.

Description of the Bluster and Blows sound files	File size	Windows Format	Mac Format
A blustery blow with a little extra blow at the end.	93Kb	Wav	Aif
Short indoor blustery blow.	75Kb	Wav	Aif
Two horses bluster, one after the other.	195Kb	Wav	Aif
A sigh inhale followed by a long blustery exhale.	215Kb	Wav	Aif
Similar to above but lower pitched.	211Kb	Wav	Aif
A distant exhaled blustery blow in a stall.	81Kb	Wav	Aif

Groans

Description of the Groans sound files	File size	Windows Format	Mac Format
Groan and poop. A fairly long and distant recording.I t might be considered bad taste but we're just trying to capture in sound all the aspects of horse life that we can.	365Kb	Wav	Aif

Nickers

Description of the Nicker sound files	File size	Windows Format	Mac Format
Short low nicker	106Kb	Wav	Aif
Longer low nicker	74Kb	Wav	Aif
Low "Have you got a treat?" nicker	78Kb	Wav	Aif
Low long decending nicker	136Kb	Wav	Aif
Low throaty nicker balanced towards left speaker	139Kb	Wav	Aif
Low throaty nicker that pans across the speakers	143Kb	Wav	Aif
Quiet long nicker, balanced towards right speaker	164Kb	Wav	Aif
Expectant nickers from two horses	430Kb	Wav	Aif

Roars

Description of the Roars sound files	File size	Windows Format	Mac Format
A short roar followed by a placating nicker	151Kb	Wav	Aif

Sighs

Description of the Sigh sound files	File size	Windows Format	Mac Format
A slightly distant long sighing inhale with a slightly blustery exhale.	135Kb	Wav	Aif
A long blustery exhale.	125Kb	Wav	Aif
Very close deep and long inhale/exhale nazel sigh .	189Kb	Wav	Aif
A closer deep sigh with blustery exhale.	207Kb	Wav	Aif

Snorts

Description of the Snorts sound files	File size	Windows Format	Mac Format
A close inhale/exhale snort followed by a second shorter snort.	372Kb	Wav	Aif
Short quieter snort followed by a longer louder exhaled snort.	180Kb	Wav	Aif
This blustery snort turns into an inhaled roar.	135Kb	Wav	Aif
A soft inhale/exhale snort followed by a short sigh.	207Kb	Wav	Aif
Short blowy exhaled snort.	75Kb	Wav	Aif
A very snorty sigh.	100Kb	Wav	Aif

Whinnies

Description of the Whinny sound files	File size	Windows Format	Mac Format
Where's my buddy? Anxious whinny with a distant response.	509Kb	Wav	Aif
Buddy returns: Welcome whinny and nicker as a buddy trots by.	878Kb	Wav	Aif
Long whinny with a short whinny after it.	325Kb	Wav	Aif
Long whinny with two short whinny after it.	330Kb	Wav	Aif
Loud, somewhat anxious whinny.	230Kb	Wav	Aif
Long, loud anxious whinny.	213Kb	Wav	Aif
A short welcome whinny with a nicker from a second horse.	230Kb	Wav	Aif
Long whinny calling to pasture buddies.	177Kb	Wav	Aif
High whinny that is more of a squeal than a whinny.	134Kb	Wav	Aif
A fairly short, high descending whinny.	110Kb	Wav	Aif
A very long whinny, from a stall calling for a buddy.	299Kb	Wav	Aif
Very similar to the whinny above but a lttle shorter with a grunt at the end.	257Kb	Wav	Aif
A distant low volume outdoor whinny	150Kb	Wav	Aif
A slightly distant, long double whinny from a stall.	294Kb	Wav	Aif
A distant (low volume) short and high pitched whinny	87K	Wav	Aif
A distant (low volume) short and low pitched whinny	93Kb	Wav	Aif

Adding Sounds to Windows

(Currently we only provide information on adding sounds to Windows 3.1 / 95 & 98.)

Adding Sounds to Microsoft Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98

You might want to print out these guidelines if you are not familiar with adding or changing sounds on your computer.

The following basic information should be enough to set up sound files on your computer. However, if you encounter any problems, you might want to check the Windows 'help' files on your computer for more information.

Windows 3.1

Download the Wav files into the 'Windows' directory. (Normally C:\Windows)

From the 'Main' screen, (or from the 'Windows' menu in tool bar of the 'Program Manager' screen, select 'Main'.)
Double click on the 'Control Panel' icon
Double Click on the 'Sound' icon
A display box will appear.
The box on the right shows the sound files available. Your downloaded sounds should appear here. Change to the correct directory if the sound files do not appear.
The box on the left shows the Windows 'Events' that can have a sound attached to them. Make your selection by clicking to highlight an event on the left and then selecting a sound file from the right to go with that event.
Ensure that the 'Enable System Sounds' box is checked and then click on 'OK' when you have finished making you selections.

Windows 95 & 98

Download the Wav files into the 'Windows\Media' directory. (Normally C:\Windows\Media) If no media subdirectory, load into the Windows directory.

Click on 'Start' and select 'Settings'and then select 'control panel',
From 'Control Panel' select 'Sounds'.
A display box will appear.
In the 'Events' window, select the action you want to change the sound of. You can preview the sound in the 'Preview' area to hear what sound is currently being used.
In the 'Sound' section, browse for the sound you want to apply to the 'Even' you highlighted in the 'Events' window. Move to the Windows/Media directory if it doesn't automatically open there, (or to the directory you saved your Wav files in.) You can test your new sound selection in the 'Preview' area.
If you wish you can save your new sound scheme in the 'Schemes' window. Just give it a name and click on 'Select as..'

Click OK when you are happy with all your changes.