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Name That Horse! Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 11/19/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   large (large)

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Geocache Description:

Silver Creek is a 320-acre Allegan county park with miles of trails. The primitive campground is mainly for equestrians. Campsites have poles for a picket line to tie horses to. If you have time, drive through the campground. Bring the kids and find the creek area to water horses. Cache is not at posted coordinates and can be found at North AB CD.EFG West HIJ KL.MNO. Solve the puzzle below to replace each letter with a number. Cache is a large container hidden in typical fashion. Enjoy!

A. Paul Revere’s speedy steed:
  3 Caractus
  2 Blueskin
  4 Brown Beauty

B. The riderless horse at Ronald Reagan’s funeral:
 3 Black Jack
 2 Sergeant York
 4 Old Bob

C. General Robert E. Lee’s horse:
 2 Don Juan
 3 Traveler
 4 Cincinatti

D. Roy Rogers’ palomino:
 9 Trigger
 0 Champion
 8 Buck

E. Horse of an Anna Sewell novel:
 9 Black Beauty
 7 Blaze
 8 Boxer

F. Considered one of the greatest thoroughbred racehorses:
 2 Flicka
 3 Flame
 1 Man o’ War

G. First Triple Crown winner in 25 years:
 5 Secretariat
 4 Sweetbriar
 3 Queen’s Logic

H. Symbol of hope to Americans during the Great Depression:
 1 Scout
 2 Pixie
 0 Seabiscuit

I. Horse of Chicoteaque in a Marguerite Henry novel:
 6 Whin
 7 Acorn
 8 Misty

J. Velvet Brown’s horse:
 5 The Piebald
 6 Paint
 7 Firefoot

K. Stonewall Jackson’s Civil War mare:
 4 Manitou
 3 Winchester
 5 Little Sorrel

L. Dale Evans' trusty buckskin:
 6 Comanche
 4 Ginger
 5 Buttermilk

M. Festus’ mule:
 4 Ruth
 6 Silver
 5 Old Charlie

N. The horse who could talk:
 8 Rising Sun
 9 Mr. Ed
 0 Widow Maker

O. War horse that carried Alexander the Great into battle:
 1 Marengo
 2 Bucephalus
 3 Paloma

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ubyybj Ybt

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)