2024 USIHC BOD Election Results

In accordance with Section 2 of Article IV (Voting and Elections) of the Constitution of the USIHC, the Election Committee accepted nominations until October 30, 2024. Incumbent directors Leslie Chambers, Emily Potts, and Janet Mulder were up for re-election. Janet Mulder opted to run for re-election. Leslie Chambers and Emily Potts declined to run for re-election. 

Thank you to all USIHC members who cast their votes. USIHC is pleased to announce the election of the following individuals:

Janet Mulder (re-elected)
Ebba Meehan 
Shelby Walker

Janet, Ebba, and Shelby will serve for terms of three years beginning on January 1, 2025. 

Janet Mulder

Janet Mulder has served on the USIHC Board since December 2019.  She has been the Leisure Committee chair and organized the S2SS ride for the past 5 years.  Janet began riding Icelandic Horses in 1993.   She has participated in FEIF Youth Cup (2002), became an intern Judge (2007), FEIF Trainer Level 1 (2008), organized events for local Regional Club (Alaska Icelandic Horse Association) since 2013. She has also been the leader of the Tolt Alaska Youth Group since 2015. Became a Tolt in Harmony Instructor in 2018. Janet lives in Anchorage AK with her husband and two children.  They operate a small riding school and breed a few foals.  Janet would like to continue to serve on the USIHC Board to promote Icelandic Horses in our country. Continuing and developing programs that educate and celebrate our community of enthusiastic Icelandic horse people.

Ebba Meehan

Ebba Salvör Meehan grew up in the beautiful region of Borgarfjörður in West Iceland. She was fortunate to grow up in a country that reveres it’s equestrian culture and maintains the purity of the Icelandic breed. The Icelandic Horse was a constant presence throughout her childhood and horseback riding was something her entire family enjoyed. From working in stables to competing, the Icelandic horse has always been a part of Ebba’s existence.

For the last 10 years Ebba has run Merrimack Valley Icelandics, horse farm in Boxford, MA. She has offered training, lessons, sales, International Clinics, trekking, kids camps, shows, breed demos, and continues to do so. Ebba is passionate about promoting the breed on a grand scale and offer education more broadly over the country.

Ebba served on BOD for NEIHC for two terms as an Education and Promotion Chair.

Shelby Walker

In 2021,  I had just retired from another competitive sport after 10 years and was looking for a new challenge.  I decided I wanted to learn to ride and that is when I discovered the breed.  Over the past three years, I have immersed myself in both the sport and learning everything I can about how to care for Icelandic horses.  We now have our own farm in Boxford, four Icelandics (two imports and two domestic born) and train regularly with Merrimack Valley Icelandics.  I also enjoy trail riding and always look forward to the annual Sea2ShiningSea challenge. Most recently, I competed at the WR show in Kentucky and am excited to have placed into the intermediate level.  When not riding, I am the Chief Legal Officer for an AI-focused biotechnology company, with multiple degrees in biology.  I also love spending time with my four kids and four dogs.  I am very interested in helping USIHC promote the breed and become more active in the community.