Interesting suggestion of the fragrance! I just ordered a sample of this! Now I’m really looking forward to it.
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Yeah my “office” is currently an ancient, semi-level, semi-weatherproof construction trailer lol where my office chair randomly sinks to the shortest setting a couple times a day 
and it smells a bit doggy because my dogs get to come to work with me everyday. AKA no one cares what I look or smell like (well other than me haha)
I can’t imagine as one person on here said- wearing flats for part of the day but having to put heels on for meetings or having to put on makeup for work, etc
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I hope you like it! I’m a big fan of most of the santal type stuff. No.04 Bois de Balincourt by Maison Louis Marie is another one to sample!
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I’m really impressed with your dedication! I hate riding when I am pressured for time, like before work when you absolutely cannot be late. But since I was a kid, I’ve more often than not had to do barn chores before school or work and the smell problem is the same.
I agree with most of the suggestions here. I’ve been known to wash my hair with the barn hose when necessary.
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Hopefully the recommended scent works well. I don’t tolerate most fragrances (Fe breeze is deadly). I can’t do the new Pinesol (loved the old formula). Unstoppables kill me. What the heck sort of chemicals are they using if they are bragging about the dog blanket smelling “fresh” after 4 weeks?
I don’t have time to ride before (or after) work, but I do keep horses at home and do feeding/chores both before and after my long (87 miles each way) commute four days per week. This is the routine that works for me:
3 am wakeup; prepare/eat/clean up breakfast & pack lunch/snacks for the day
3:30 am workout
4:30 am shower & dress for work
5:30 am feed horses, cat & chickens; do morning barn chores
6:00 am leave for work
7:30 am arrive at work
4:00 pm leave work
5:30-6:00 pm (depending on traffic) arrive home; feed & do evening barn chores
6:30 pm prepare/eat/clean up dinner, do minor household chores, prep next day’s food & clothes
8:00 pm bed
Now, I do thankfully work in agriculture, so I wear jeans and boots to work most days, and I work with people who aren’t offended by a slight animal odor. I keep a package of baby wipes in my truck to do “damage control” when I get to the office. And I don’t sleep much. 
I ride on weekends and on my one work from home day, weather permitting. I have to haul ~6 miles each way to ride at my trainer’s barn, as I don’t have an arena or even flat ground at my house. Luckily, I own/raise very sane ponies, so even the green youngsters manage to stay sane and make progress on this crazy schedule.
I feel tired just reading your schedule.
