I love equestrian stuff...goes back to my days of being horse happy as a child. I have a number of horse statues around yet and had an equestrian theme in DH's study at the old house...even had my old helmet and riding crop propped up on the book case. There is something about how the fur on a horse so beautifully shows off its muscles and bone structure that make them such wonderful creatures to look at. Note the Antoine-Louis Barye horse sculpture on the mantel.

It may be a well made piece of furniture (Early American style, possibly early Ethan Allen?) but it would have to be stripped to the bare wood and totally remade. No guarantee that the wood structure would not be holding on to odors. Costly to rebuild and upholster, then you have a piece of 'Early American' furniture. That still may smell.

I realize that this thread is already a couple of years old, but I just wanted to correct the information about the maker. This sofa was made by Drexel as part of the "Triune" collection. I've seen similar pieces often incorrectly attributed to Tomlinson. It was quite common for many furniture makers to patent their designs. However, this didn't prevent competitors from making slight modifications as a work-around in order to cash in on hot trends. Soon after Tomlinson introduced the "Sophisticate" collection in 1956, other makers such as Thomasville (with the "Tamerlane" collection) and Drexel (with the "Meridian" and "Triune" collections) used similar motifs and finishes and are frequently misidentified as Tomlinson. I've included a period ad for TRIUNE by Drexel displaying the sofa upholstered in white. I hope this helps! For reference, this is the Tomlinson Sophisticate sofa that is often mistaken:

Something else you might want to consider is looking for a home stager who does Occupied Stagings (working with the homeowner's furnishings) who also does redesign work. As a professional home stager, I can't claim a degree in design, and my rooms will likely never be featured in a shelter magazine. But I am very used to working with many different types of homes and different types of furniture, and working with tight budgets (home sellers rarely want to put a lot of money into a house they're selling). I also start by working with what the homeowner currently owns, unless they tell me specifically that they hate something and want to get rid of it. . Often times I will go into a home where the homeowners think they need all new furniture, and then they end up keeping what they have and loving the finished result. Here's two quick examples of what my redesign work can cover: (1) Homeowner scheduled a consult (initial consult always two hours) because she was unhappy with her living room, wasn't sure what to do with it or if she needed to buy new furniture. In those two hours, I corrected her carpet and furniture placement (we moved it together) and gave advice for additional accessories that would help to pull her space together, which she felt confident doing on her own. Sorry for the quality, but these are just some quick cell phone picks that I took while I was there. Many of my consults are single visits, like this, where I never return. These homeowners actually like decorating their homes themselves, and only want a professional to help them when they get stuck or have decision paralysis. (2) This homeowner scheduled an initial consult, and then scheduled additional billed hours for shopping and for me and an assistant to return to style/hang art in a few rooms. I did a whole house color plan, helped homeowners with choosing updated flooring, chose new lighting, and a few new accessories. This stretched out over several months. In this dining room, the only new items that were added were the lamps on the buffet and the mirror. We repurposed the light into the kitchen. I'm just adding this an option to consider, since looking at home stagers is likely not on your radar! :) Best of luck!