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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Horses will return for free carriage rides

The free downtown holiday carriage rides that were started by Spokane Teachers Credit Union and the Downtown Spokane Partnership in 2000 are beginning again Friday. Bruce Spencer is bringing his team of dark and tall Manley Stanley and fancy gray Chickerdoodle downtown from Post Falls. High Falutin, another big guy, will be rotated in as needed. The horses are seasoned downtown visitors, used to all kinds of traffic and people coming and going.

“They are just doing their job,” Spencer said when asked if his horses enjoy the downtown holiday bustle. “They like that first day and then they really enjoy the very last day, when they are done.”