JCAT-04 Pac Your Horse Well, Man! 🐴 Mystery Cache

Official Stuff

This cache has been placed with permission.  It is available 24/7.  It is located at the Jackson County Equestrian Center, and during event times, may be extremely crowded.  Care should be taken when hunting after dark.

Special Thanks

We would like to thank the following people for their help in the placement of this cache:

• Site Host: Jackson County Equestrian Center
• Cache Construction: Jackson County Facilities Maintenance
• Installation: Jackson County Facilities Maintenance Crew and Tom Strong

This Cache

The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates.

To find the coordinates, take this quick quiz!

A: Which land animal has the largest eye?

• Chipmunk (0)
• Squirrel (2)
• Horse (9)

B: The fastest recorded sprinting speed of a horse is

• 1 MPH (4)
• 55 MPH (9)
• 237 MPH (7)

C: Horses will not lie down simultaneously because:

• It just looks silly (7)
• At least one will act as a "lookout" for the group (8)
• They are more into synchronized swimming (9)

X: Horses can not:

• Gallop (2)
• Vomit (4)
• Eat Hay (6)

Y: Horses produce approximately 10 gallons of ________ per day:

• Saliva (6)
• Lasagna (7)
• Diet Cola (8)

Z: What does a red ribbon on a horse's tail mean?

• It's a Georgia Bulldogs fan!!! (9)
• They were out of blue ribbons (5)
• It kicks (1)

The cache can be found at N 34° 12.ABC W 83° 32.XYZ.  You can use the checker below to verify your answer!

The combination to the outside lock is 2021. 

Open the cache and you will quickly see what to do!

We know that you will be excited for the ag-mazing time you'll have finding the combination for the lock!  Once you manage to work all of the balls out of the maze, just put them in the right order to see the lock combination! Note that there is a hint inside the cache to clue you in on the correct order!

Note that when you unlock the lock, the pin that keeps the drawer from opening is underneath the latch!

Please reset as you found, replacing the lock properly and putting the four balls back in the maze.

About the Jackson County Agritourism Geo-Trail

The Jackson County Agritourism Geo-Trail (established 2021) is a fun trail taking you to Agritourism sites around Jackson County.  Each site will highlight an agritourism feature!

The trail consists of 14 unique "gadget" caches. 

Before you start, print a copy of the JCAT Passport (Link), or pick up a copy at one of the following locations:

At each of the 14 stops, you will find a unique gadget cache. These caches will all be super-easy to find but will require you to solve some sort of "puzzle" to sign the logbook.  

Each cache in the series is numbered (JCAT-01, for example).  After you sign the log for each cache, you will find a stamp and inkpad inside the cache.  Find the spot on your passport that corresponds to the stop number and stamp the passport.  When you find all 14 caches and complete the passport, you can trade it in for a free trackable tag (while quantities last)!  Additionally, you will have the opportunity to purchase a deluxe trackable coin. 

You can turn in your completed passport at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce (See address above).  The Chamber is normally open M-F, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM.  Hours are subject to change.  Check with the Chamber before heading out.  For the kickoff weekend, there will be additional places to pick up tags.  See event communications for more details...

Note that there is no charge to get a passport, visit any of the cache sites, log any of the caches, or collect your trackable tag!  

Featured Agricultural Item

On each cache page, we highlight one agricultural component.  For this cache, the featured item is Horses! 

While Georgia isn't one of the top ten horse producing states in terms of sheer numbers, the quality of Georgia's horses and horse facilities has received national recognition!  The temperate climate is well-suited for raising horses.  The most common breeds raised in Georgia include Quarter Horses, Tennessee Walkers, Paints, American Saddles and Appaloosas!

Additional Notes (SPOILERS!!)

Some of the gadget caches can be a little tricky.  While we want you to enjoy figuring them out, we definitely don’t want you to get stuck, so to make sure you complete the cache, we are giving you some major spoilers here and telling you how to solve the field puzzle.  To increase the challenge, avoid reading this section!!

Work the four balls through the maze.  When you are done, put them in order of the rainbow (ROYGBIV for the colors you have) and you will have the combination!