THE EQUINE INDUSTRY IS UNIQUE IN THAT HUMANS WORK IN DIRECTLY WITH THE ANIMALS IN THEIRFACILITIESFOR HOURSEACH DAY.DUE TO THIS CONSTANT EXPOSURE,FARMS NEED WAYS TO MITIGATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS THAT ARE INHERENT IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE STRUCTURES. UNFORTUNATELY, LITTLE RESEARCH HAS BEEN COMPLETEDEXAMINING EQUINE FACILITIES AND, SPECIFICALLY, INDOOR ARENAS. BECAUSE OF THIS LACK OF RESEARCH, THERE ARE NOSCIENTIFICALLYDRIVENRESOURCES FOROWNERS TO USE TO HELP BUILD ANDMANAGEFACILITIES.THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILLRESEARCHTHE MITIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IDENTIFIED WITHIN INDOOR ARENASAND PUBLISH RESOURCE GUIDES FOR MEMBERS OF THE EQUINE INDUSTRY TO USE TO DESIGN AND BUILD INDOOR ARENASWITH PROPER VENTILATION TO MINIMIZEENVIRONMENTALISSUES INCLUDING DUST, MOISTURE, AND LACK OF VENTILATION.THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE MATERIALS AND THE EDUCATION OFMEMBERS OFTHE HORSE INDUSTRY, THISPROJECT WILLIMPROVE THE HEALTH OF HUMANS AND HORSES WHICHWORK ININDOOR ARENAS.THE PROPOSED PROJECTIS WITHIN THEFOCUSOFAGRICULTURE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGYIN THAT IT ADDRESSES "A HOLISTIC APPROACH [OFFERING] GREATER MANAGEMENT FLEXIBILITY, SAFER WORKER CONDITIONS AND AMORE SOUNDECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT".EQUINE FACILITIES AREUSED BY THE HORSESFOR HOUSING AND TRAINING, BUT AREALSOHEAVILY USED BY PEOPLE RANGING FROM YOUNG CHILDREN TO OLDER ADULTS.DUE TO THIS, IT ISCRITICALTOPROVIDE A HEALTHYENVIRONMENT WITHINBOTHBARNSAND ARENAS.EQUINEFACILITIES ARE LARGE ECONOMIC INVESTMENTSFOR THE FARM OWNERS, WITH 20% OF INDOOR ARENAS COSTING OVER $250,000 TO BUILD.ALL OF THESE FACTORS COUPLED TOGETHER INDICATES THAT IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR THESE FACILITIES TO BE BUILT PROPERLY ANDFOR LONGEVITY.BY IMPROVING THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE INDOOR ARENAS,A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT WITHIN A LONGER LASTING FACILITYWOULDBENEFIT THE FARM OWNERS, EMPLOYEES,HORSE ENTHUSIASTS, ANDTHE HORSES.THE DISSEMINATION OF THE INFORMATION THROUGH THEEXTENSIONCURRICULAIN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY ANDAT NATIONAL CONFERENCESWOULD BE VALUABLE TOWIDE VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE EQUINE INDUSTRY.