The Difference Is in the Air: A Cleaner Indoor Volleyball Court with ArenaKleen®

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An indoor volleyball facility makes its first impression before the first serve.

Clean air, clear visibility, spotless benches, tight lines, taut nets, all of it leaves an impression before you ever step onto the court.
Dexter Powers, Director of Operations and Facility Coordinator at Tidewater Volleyball, knows this well. Dust used to be part of the daily routine on their indoor sand volleyball courts. Not dramatic, just constant. The kind that settles everywhere and steals time.

Then ArenaKleen® went to work.

The first thing Dexter noticed wasn’t what appeared, it was what disappeared.

No dust.

Now when he arrives in the morning, the counters are clean. Humidity is way down because they no longer water – they no longer need to. The bar staff no longer spends their shifts wiping dust off every surface. The building stays clean. Dexter estimates he’s gained nearly four hours a day that used to be spent chasing dust.

The players noticed too. One athlete who regularly uses a neti pot shared a simple, telling detail: before ArenaKleen®, the drainage was nasty. After the application, it was completely clear. Cleaner air has a way of making itself known.

ArenaKleen® works when it’s applied correctly. At Tidewater, the team took their time, applied the product correctly, and that attention mattered. ArenaKleen® reduced airborne dust without changing how the court plays.

Same look. Same play. Completely different environment.

Cleaner air. Happier staff. Healthier players. Hours returned to the day.

ArenaKleen® doesn’t make promises. It lets the Indoor Facility do the talking.

Taming the Dust: How ArenaKleen® is Transforming Equestrian Facilities

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We recently visited a sprawling equestrian center, the kind of place where dust doesn’t just linger, it dominates. As a rider trotted by in a covered arena, her mare’s hooves struck the footing with rhythmic precision, sending a familiar tune into the morning air, the tune of a rider and horse in action. But something was different. The dust, the usual curtain of fine particulates that coats nostrils, throats, and lungs, it wasn’t there. This wasn’t luck or recent rain. It was ArenaKleen®.

The Hidden Menace in Horse Arenas
In the world of equestrian sports, dust is more than a nuisance, it’s a hazard. For both horses and riders, prolonged exposure to airborne dust can lead to respiratory conditions, eye irritation, and diminished performance. Indoor and outdoor arenas alike become battlegrounds where footing quality and air purity collide. And yet, most facility managers fight dust with a losing hand: frequent watering, which evaporates too quickly, or chemical treatments that come with asterisks and fine print.

Enter ArenaKleen®: A Silent Revolution in Dust Control
ArenaKleen® is not water. It’s not a synthetic polymer or a chemical spray that crusts the footing into an unrideable slab. It’s a non-toxic dust control product engineered to keep dust particles where they lie, deep within the surface layer. What sets ArenaKleen® apart and what facility owners across the country are whispering about in barn aisles and tack rooms, is its longevity and effectiveness.

Once applied, ArenaKleen® doesn’t evaporate. It doesn’t freeze. And unlike many other dust control solutions, it doesn’t make your arena footing slick or unsafe. The science behind it is as understated as it is profound: by encapsulating fine dust particles, ArenaKleen® keeps them grounded, quite literally.

The Real-World Impact on Equestrian Facilities
As one arena manager recently shared, “We used to water the indoor arena multiple times a week. In the winter, that meant fighting frozen hoses and condensation. Since we started using ArenaKleen®, we haven’t had to water once. It changed everything.”

Stories like this are not anomalies. Across North America, from dressage barns in Florida to reining arenas in Texas, horse arena maintenance is undergoing a quiet revolution. Facilities using ArenaKleen® report a significant reduction in dust and significantly less maintenance.
And riders? They can breathe again.

An Investment That Pays Dividends
While the upfront cost of ArenaKleen® is higher than water, after all, water is “free”, the long-term economics are compelling. No more water trucks, no more water hoses and irrigation, no more concerns about overstressing a well. No more staff hours lost to spraying. No more footing degradation from overwatering. And no more temporary dust control. ArenaKleen® offers long-term dust control with a single application.

Moreover, ArenaKleen® for equestrian facilities extends the life of arena footing by preventing erosion and compaction caused by uneven watering. In environments where climate and conservation matter, using ArenaKleen® also significantly reduces water consumption, aligning with sustainability goals.

Dust-Free Is the New Standard
We believe that the best stories are often buried beneath the surface. And in the case of dust control in horse arenas, that’s literally true. ArenaKleen® isn’t just a product, it’s a shift in philosophy. It asks us to rethink what a healthy riding environment looks like, feels like, and most importantly, breathes like.

In a sport where marginal gains separate champions from contenders, where the health of horse and human is paramount, dust is an adversary that no longer needs to be tolerated.

ArenaKleen® has turned the tide. The rest of the industry is catching its breath. Tame the dust in your arena , with ArenaKleen®!

Effective Dust Control for Your Horse Arena

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Indoor horse arenas can quickly become dusty environments due to materials like arena footing, bedding, and feed. Since footing materials often produce respirable dust, and with the riding arena typically being the largest space in any equestrian facility, managing dust is crucial for health and performance.



The dangers of arena dust

Selecting horse arena footing often comes down to availability and performance. However, prioritizing dust control in equestrian arenas is equally essential. Most preferred equine footing materials contain silica, which, while enhancing footing stability, also generates airborne crystalline silica particles. These tiny respirable particles pose serious health risks. Inhaling silica can lead to conditions like silicosis, a severe lung disease, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). According to OSHA, the permissible exposure limit for respirable crystalline silica is under 50 μg/m³. A study from an Irish equestrian center revealed levels exceeding this threshold [1], underscoring the importance of proper dust management.

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Alternative Footing Materials

Additionally, common materials like textiles, rubbers, and natural fibers used to adjust footing can become airborne, further contributing to harmful respirable dust.

While high-performance footing is vital for your equine arena, effective horse arena dust control is paramount. Enter ArenaKleen® a proven solution that keeps dust in check. ArenaKleen® is a scientifically formulated arena dust suppressant that prevents footing materials from becoming airborne. Simply apply ArenaKleen® to your arena footing for lasting dust control, eliminating the need for regular watering and arena sprinklers.

Conserving water in your horse arena

If you already have top-quality footing but want to safeguard your riders, staff, and horses from hazardous dust, ArenaKleen® offers superior dust control without the drawbacks of watering and arena sprinklers. Watering may provide short-term relief but is time-consuming, wastes water, and can freeze in cold weather. Plus, it changes the texture of your arena footing. With ArenaKleen®, you get consistent performance and feel, day in and day out, with reliable and efficient dust prevention.

Want safe, dust-free riding spaces? Explore ArenaKleen® for long‑lasting dust control that beats watering and improves air quality.

[1] Bulfin K, Cowie H, Galea KS, Connolly A, Coggins MA. Occupational Exposures in an Equestrian Centre to Respirable Dust and Respirable Crystalline Silica. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(17):3226. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173226

10 Reasons To Choose Global Environmental Solutions for your Soil Stabilizing Project

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1. Our products are environmentally safe – developed for the earth, with the earth in mind.

2. We’ve been working within the soil stabilization industry for 20 years now (originally started as DirtGlue Enterprises – which is still the forefront namesake of our line of terrain management products).

3. We listen. GES is not going to provide you with a cookie-cutter, out-of-the-box solution. We’re going to hear what your issue at hand is.

4. We believe in science (and use it as a tool). Following the “listening” portion above, we take the education you’ve granted us from your pain and customize the right product driven by scientific research and modernized technology utilization. The idea is to come up with an application that solves any variable that might exist and pose a challenge to the fruitful culmination and inherent solution of your project.

5. We like to play in the dirt. With experience, comes experience. And with that experience and understanding, we can make better informed decisions on how to manage the “dirt” we’re working with…

6. Consider our DirtGlue® line of products if you have a need in any of these areas:

  • Permanent dust control
  • Embankment stabilization
  • Sub-grade stabilization
  • “Green” paving using industrial polymer as a bonding agent
  • All soil stabilizing requirements
  • Erosion control
  • Stockpile capping
  • And really any terrain management/control

    • solution you may be on the hunt for…

7. We have sales and service locations worldwide, so, we’re global, and readily available for you whenever, and wherever you need it!

8. We are a veteran owned business.

9. Our goal and operative mission has been – since day one – to provide the best possible results in an industry where ‘good’ just isn’t good enough. We strive for technical and ecological superiority; every product, every project, all the time.

10. We solve problems related to soil management – and we enjoy it.

Searching for proven environmental solutions? See how GES tackles dust, erosion, and soil stabilization challenges with innovative, eco-friendly products used worldwide.

Trust ArenaKleen

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The fundamentals of the horse track or horse arena are quite simply two things: Horse(s) and the track. And of course, there are the riders, trainers, spectators, facility personal, and whoever else might have found their way in. But we digress. We’re here to talk about the truth of an untreated track that is being pounded on by the hooves of the mighty horse.

That truth?

Horses stir up dust.

Right? Right.

All equestrian facilities have the same problem.

Dust is much more than just a nuisance – it is a true, known health hazard that harms:

  • the horse
  • the rider
  • the trainer
  • facility personnel
  • and any spectators that may be present

How do you combat this issue? Is your facility constantly under an umbrella of dust? Do you simply “add water” to the situation? Being mindful of not creating muddy terrain for the horse who needs ample footing in a given surface to perform at any high level?

There are many dust control agents on the market that you can gain access to and utilize as a working piece of the solution, but none of them have the track record of working as well or as long as ArenaKleen® – a solution we’ve worked tirelessly to perfect here at Global Environmental Solutions. Because when it comes to equestrian facility advancement the health of the physical building and terrain, horses, and humans need to be taken into all-encompassing consideration.

So we ask again, what are you doing to combat the issue of dust in your facility?

The most common answer/dust control agent is – as alluded to earlier – water.

Why?

Well, the simplest answer is, water comes at a very low cost. Sometimes (depending upon the source) it’s even free.

But is it?

Free is never free. There’s always a cost of some sort attributed to the notion of “free.” When it comes to utilizing water as a means of nullifying dust around an equestrian facility there exists a real cost…

What is that cost?

Well, it includes the following:

  • Water has an extremely short lifespan (usually measured in hours)
  • Repeated applications over and over and over again obviously increases labor significantly which is a cost
  • The short lifespan means no consistency in the “feel” of the footing which is essential to a horse’s well-being and consistency of performance
  • When water is applied at an application rate sufficient to completely control dust, the particles that make up the arena footing material actually become lubricated by the water, reducing shear and adversely impacting traction
  • As the water rapidly evaporates the footing changes from lubricated/slippery, to just right (for a short period of time), to dry, loose, and dusty, causing feel changes to each horse – jeopardizing performance
  • Poor arena footing condition can impact physical health of horses and humans which could be the cause for potential lawsuits if a grievance due to lackadaisical/half-hearted facility care is cited

ArenaKleen® is the best horse arena dust control product that safely, easily, for extended periods of time, eliminates the health hazards of dust. With ArenaKleen® dust suppressant, horses, riders and trainers can work safely and comfortably in the arena, stables, or anywhere dust is a problem.

With a single application of ArenaKleen® the footing feels dry but is never loose and dusty and shear is not reduced, so traction is retained, day after day, week after week, month after month – no water and constant consistency of feel and function.

Other horse arena dust control products just coat the dust particles; ArenaKleen® works differently. It’s formulated to absorb into each individual soil particle, meaning that soil particles remain in direct contact with each other, ensuring firm footing, no slipperiness and excellent traction with no stickiness, and thus no tracking.

For the health of your arena or track, overall facility and the lungs of all those taking in the air in the immediate space– trust ArenaKleen® and get back on the horse to healthy, bolstered riding – from casual riding to heated competitive showing or racing. With ArenaKleen® you’re in the winner’s circle every single time. Keep the water for the trough.