Ventilation: Go With the Flow

Ventilating your equine facilities is critically important for your horses’ and your own health and well-being. Taking advantage of natural ventilation is the best way to design your facility for long-term comfort.
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Barn and arena ventilation is critical for the health of horses and their caretakers.

Have you ever walked into a stuffy or uncomfortable-feeling barn? How about an indoor arena where you were dripped on, even though it wasn't raining outside? What a miserable experience for you and your horse. What went wrong in those facilities? Someone was not paying enough attention to the importance of ventilation in the facility prior to construction. In fact, many horse people and builders alike agree that the most common mistake in barn construction is failure to provide adequate ventilation.

Natural Ventilation

Lucky for us, nature provides a means to naturally cool and freshen the air, even in a barn or indoor arena. We just need to effectively tap into it

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Liza Holland is a freelance writer and voice talent based in Lexington, Ky.

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