***Cache is not at the listed coordinates but is only a very short distance away**
A cache in the Geocaching Olympics series.
Equestrian events originated in Ancient Greece, where it was thought that a perfect partnership was needed if rider and horse were to survive in battle. Dressage was therefore developed as a way of training horses for war. Equestrian events appeared at the ancient Olympic Games as chariot racing, which was a daring and exciting spectacle. The art of riding then fell into oblivion until its revival during the Renaissance. Dressage reached its peak with the creation of the world-famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna in 1729, which established the foundations of the modern discipline.
At the Olympics, jumping is one of three equestrian disciplines, with men and women competing on equal terms.
In the jumping discipline, riders and horses are timed as they jump over obstacles, with time penalties imposed for each obstacle toppled. Agility, technique and harmony between horse and rider are essential.
Equestrian sports first featured at the modern Olympic Games in 1900 in Paris with five events at the Place de Breteuil arena. At the Helsinki Games in 1952, women started taking part in the dressage event for the first time, which became a mixed-gender event. Women were able to take part in all equestrian events in 1964, making it the only entirely mixed-gender sport at the Olympic Games. Medals are awarded to both individual competitors and teams.
In the most recent Paris 2024 Olympics, the top three countries on the medal tally for Equestrian, were Germany, Great Britain and France.
To locate the cache, interpret the below portraits as they relate to Equestrian Dressage, where South is 34 degrees and East is 138 degrees.
