Sandpoint High School seniors Taylor Peck, left, and Kelly Whitney took advantage of an archaic Idaho law that allows students to ride their horses Katie and Newt to class during the last week of school. The law also requires administrators to take care of the animals while the students attend class.
June 2, 2023
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June 2, 2023 1 a.m.
Duo reigns on last day with a little horsepower
This is one horse tale that will go down in school lore. After all, it isn't every day that students forgo driving their car or taking the bus for a different kind of horsepower — one that comes with four hooves and a tail. But that is exactly what seniors Kelly Whitney and Taylor Peck did, opting to take advantage of an archaic Idaho law that allows students to ride to school.