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Wild Horses Mystery Cache

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BethKatzPA: This hide has been here for seven years. It has a great view (well not on this drippy day, but normally). Someone else can put something here. Container picked up.

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Hidden : 4/18/2018
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Posted coordinates are a place for on-street parking for Manor View Park. Please park only on the allowed side of the street. Do not block driveways. Pay attention to No Parking signs. Cache is on park property. Respect the No Trespassing signs in the woods and field. Bring your own writing implement.

The Wikipedia pages on Wild Horses as well as Feral Horses will be helpful. But common sense and general knowledge will help as well.

Cache container is at N 40 02.ABC W 76 25.DEF where
A = A wild horses have won the Triple Crown of horse racing.
B = Australia has in excess of B00,000 Brumbies (2009).
C = Horses were re-introduced to mainland North America in Mexico during the 1C00s by the Conquistadors. Although Columbus brought horses to the West Indies on his second voyage, Cortes brought them to Mexico in the next century. (This one trips up many people due to the wording of one of the references. Re-read the complete statement here.)
D = D subspecies of Equus ferus have survived to modern times.
E = There are E letters in the genus name for horses.
F = Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act became law in 19wh (F = w + h) (add last two digits of the year of the act)

Congratulations to NoBlueCircles and the little circles on the First-to-Find.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

rreg sb rfno ryvcbrt erqah

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)