New Jersey: The Garden State
New Jersey State Symbols Series #3
State Animal: Horse
Latin name: Equus caballus
Declared 1977
Welcome to horse country! This cache will take you somewhere
unique. Owned and operated by the Upper Raritan Watershed
Association, Fairview Farm Wildlife Preserve in pastoral
Bedminster, N.J. is a 170 acre public living laboratory. There are
many outdoor activities to participate in here. You may birdwatch,
fish in the pond or streams, hike the trails, ride your horse on
the bridle trails or visit the butterfly garden. It is open seven
days a week during daylight hours and is minutes from Rt. 206,
I-287 and I-78.
Fairview Farm is about as close as you can get to the United
States Equestrian Team headquarters at Hamilton Farms on
Pottersville Road. It is open to the public and you will most
likely pass by it on your way to the cache. We are lucky to have
this outstanding facility in our diverse state.
click here to go to the USET site
* This series is meant to engage adults
and kids in the sport of geocaching and to have fun together. The
easy puzzle challenges with hints are quick and fun! The hunt is
designed for kids to unknowingly gain New Jersey state knowledge in
interesting locations. The cache containers in this series are
large, camouflaged lock & locks and chock full of high quality
trade items. Please trade respectfully and hide well, as found.
Also note that many caches in this series will take you down gravel
or dirt roads. Enjoy our beautiful state! Thanks.
Horse Breed Puzzle Challenge
1. Eriskay Pony (Scotland)
2. Abyssinian (Ethiopia)
3. Exmoor Pony (Great Britain)
4. Cheju (Korea)
5. Andravida (Greece)
6. Fallabella (Argentina)
7. Frederiksborg (Denmark)
8. Azteca (Mexico)
9. Hokkaido (Japan)
10. Estonian Native (Estonia)
11. East Bulgarian (Bulgaria)
12. Basotho Pony (South Africa)
13. Icelandic (Iceland)
14. Iomud (Turkmenia)
15. Asturian (Spain)
Interesting horse fact: If a statue in a park with a person on a
horse has both front legs in the air, that person died as a result
of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the
ground, that person died of natural causes.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.
FTF prize! Congratulations to Lbrewster for the FTF!