Free Sound Files

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!

Copyright:

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.

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 you 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" or "Save Target As" or similar.

Adding Sounds to your computer:
If you do not know how to add sounds to your computer we recommend that you search in your favoraite search engine for:
"Adding audio files in xxxx"
Replacing xxxx with your operating system; for example, Windows Vista, OSX Leopard etc

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

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