Interesting Facts
   

• Horses can produce upwards of 10 gallons of saliva a day. That’s a lot of saliva!
   

• The average horse drinks approximately 20-25 liters per day.  This number can go up to 75 liters of water depending on weather, work load, and circumstance.  Is your water trough full?
   

•   The mean temperature for Spokane in the month of December is 27°F. Burrrr…
   

•  Horses graze in upward of 16-17 hours per day naturally. The horse chews 3500 to 4500 times per kilogram of dry hay consumed.
   

• The small intestine of a horse is 60-70 feet in length. The small intestine is the primary source of digestion and absorption of sugar, starch, protein, and fat.
   

•  The cecum is 3-5 feet long and can hold up to 15 gallons of ingesta.
  

•  Do you know what the word Spokane means? Children of the Sun. Spokane's nickname is the Lilac City.

•  Spokane holds the record for smallest city to host the World’s Fair.