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The Withers

by 5BizzyBs (Finds: 10 Score: 33) (Hidden: 105 Score: 406.5)

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Coordinates (WGS-84 datum)
N 39° 39.359' W 084° 06.741'

Dayton, Ohio 45440
United States Near By Caches

Hidden On: 19 Jul 2008
Waypoint (Landmark): N02B4F
Open Cache:  Non-commercial use only
Cache type:  Unknown
Cache size:   Micro

Difficulty: (moderate)
Terrain: (easy)

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******* DO NOT GO TO THE POSTED COORDINATES *******

** YOU MUST SOLVE THE PUZZLE FOR THE CORRECT COORDINATES **

The hide is only MAYBE a 1.5 Diff.
The 2.5 Diff. is for the puzzle.

Log only Puzzle Cache

Sovle the Puzzle and get your Smiley

Are you ready?

The Puzzle starts ................................. NOW!!!!!

Breeds of horses come in various heights.
A horse or pony is measured from the ground to it's withers.
Here are just a few of the many breeds known and their average heights.

Akhal Teke: 15.2hh (5ft 2in)
Andalusian: 15.2hh (5ft 2in)
Appaloosa: 14.2hh (4ft 10in)
Arabian: 14.3hh (4ft 11in)
Bashkir: 13.3hh (4ft 7in)
Clydesdale: 16.2hh (5ft 6in)
Dales Pony: 14.2hh (4ft 10in)
Dutch Draft: 16.3hh (5ft 6in)
Dutch Warmblood: 16.0hh (4ft 4in)
French Trotter: 16.2hh (4ft 10in)
Haflinger: 14.0hh (4ft 8in)
Icelandic: 13.0hh (4ft 4in)
Morgan: 15.2hh (5ft 2in)
New Forest Pony: 14.2hh (4ft 10in)
North Swedish Horse: 15.3hh (5ft 3in)
Palomino(based on color, not breed): 15.0hh (5ft)
Paso Fino: 15.0hh (5ft)
Percheron: 16.2hh (4ft 10in)
Peruvian Paso: 15.0hh (5ft)
Pinto: There is no uniformity of height
Przewalski: 13.0hh (4ft 4in)
Quarter Horse: 15.2hh (5ft 2in)
Saddlebred: 16.0hh (4ft 4in)
Selle Francais: 16.0hh (4ft 4in)
Shagya: 14.3hh (4ft 11in)
Shetland Pony: 10.0hh (3ft 4in)
Soviet Heavy Draft: 15.2hh (5ft 2in)
Suffolk: 16.2hh (5ft 6in)
Tennessee Walking Horse: 15.5hh (5ft 6in)
Trakehner: 16.1hh (5ft 5in)
Vladimir Heavy Draft: 16.0hh (5ft 4in)
Welsh Pony and Cob: 15.1hh (5ft 1in)

Now to figure out the coordinates to find the cache itself.

NORTH: 39 degrees AB.CDE

WEST: 084 degrees FG.HIJ

A = Bashkir minus 52
B = Soviet Heavy Draft minus 53
C = Paso Fino minus 52
D = Morgan minus 62
E = Shagya minus 54
F = Shetland Pony minus 40
G = Przewalski minus 48
H = Appaloosa minus 52
I = Suffolk minus 57
J = Arabian minus 56

STOP!!!

End of Puzzle.

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