Sea 2 Shining Sea Ride
Sea 2 Shining Sea is a yearlong virtual ride on Icelandic Horses. This 4,000 mile ‘ride’ follows the historical Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine and the historical Oregon Trail from Missouri to Oregon. The ride begins on January 7, 2024 ending December 31, 2024. Each checkpoint will count for 200 miles or about 50 hours of riding. (Actual distances between locations may be slightly more or less than 200 miles)
Riders can participate as individuals or in teams. All participants must be USIHC members throughout the ride to log their hours. Participants log their time riding which is converted to distance at 4 miles-per-hour. If you are riding as part of a team you should log your individual time. The website credits your rides to the team you joined. Teams may have up to six riders.
Horses used in the ride must be Icelandic horses, either fully registered or having obtained a participation number from USIHC after being DNA verified. Registered horses do not have to be registered in the United States, any FEIF member country’s registry or WorldFengur is acceptable.
Prior to participating in the ride, please review the 2024 Sea 2 Shining Sea Rules.
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S2SS Progress
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Teams Leaderboard
1
Ice Trekkers
2,000.00
2
Merrimack Valley Icelandics
1,788.20
3
Northcountry Tolters
1,758.00
4
Tolt-A-Holics
1,170.00
5
Hestafolk Central
1,146.32
6
Astounding Alfadans
1,011.72
7
Síglaðir Tölters
932.00
8
Toppur Tolters
811.00
9
Solfaxi
773.00
10
Arctic Alaska Riders
754.56
11
Sirius Tolting Trekkers
614.80
12
Awesome Alfadans
549.84
13
AIHA
528.00
14
Hestafolk North
494.00
15
Merry Mares of Maryland
418.80
16
Tolting Trailblazers
369.20
17
Hestafolk South
237.00
18
Cascade
174.00
19
Team Windhorse
62.00
20
Cedar Tree Icelandics
48.00
Individual Leaderboard
1
Raven Flores (Ice Trekkers)
732.00
2
Shelby Walker (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
582.00
3
Claudia Salzer (Ice Trekkers)
560.00
4
Scott Smith (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
542.00
5
Iris Heidberg (Síglaðir Tölters)
508.00
6
Christine Snyder (Solfaxi)
504.00
7
Sabrina Drake (Ice Trekkers)
472.00
8
Rob Gregory (Tolt-A-Holics)
384.00
9
Lauren Murphy (Hestafolk Central)
375.32
10
Sarah Wood (Tolting Trailblazers)
369.20
Show/Hide Full Standings
11
Martina Gates (Northcountry Tolters)
344.00
12
Daniel Coverdell (Arctic Alaska Riders)
341.72
13
Leah Greenberger (Northcountry Tolters)
332.00
14
Shauna Flanigan (Astounding Alfadans)
328.60
15
Cynthia Niebuhr (Toppur Tolters)
320.52
16
Brigit Huwyler (Northcountry Tolters)
316.00
17
Doreen Shoda (Hestafolk Central)
316.00
18
Alexandra Venable (Awesome Alfadans)
316.00
19
Samantha Tuttlebee (Northcountry Tolters)
312.00
20
Susan Gibbons (Individual)
300.00
21
Deborah Gregory (Tolt-A-Holics)
300.00
22
Ron Hoover (Tolt-A-Holics)
296.00
23
VALERIE MOORE (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
294.00
24
Shellie Greyhavens (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
278.80
25
Susan Matheke (Individual)
272.92
26
Judy Skogen (Hestafolk Central)
264.00
27
AMY KEELER (Individual)
257.52
28
Heleen Heyning (Northcountry Tolters)
256.00
29
Jana L. Strait (Toppur Tolters)
246.80
30
Pierre Lessard (Individual)
238.00
31
Serenity Perigo (Hestafolk North)
232.00
32
"Nilla" Anna Pernilla Ekström-Rypka (Individual)
228.00
33
Latifia Rodriguez (Individual)
226.00
34
Claudia Sihler (AIHA)
224.00
35
Kristina Behringer (Síglaðir Tölters)
213.00
36
Cynthia Tolbert (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
213.00
37
RJ West
208.00
38
Inez Valk (Northcountry Tolters)
198.00
39
Lisa McKeen (Hestafolk North)
196.00
40
Julie Ferreira (Individual)
195.68
41
Sue Roska (Individual)
193.00
42
Samantha Harrigan (Astounding Alfadans)
188.00
43
Madie Richenstein (Astounding Alfadans)
184.00
44
Amy Clifton (Astounding Alfadans)
182.12
45
Hailey Carballo (Merry Mares of Maryland)
180.00
46
Lori Birge (Cascade)
174.00
47
Heather Skopik (Solfaxi)
172.00
48
Colleen Schumacher (Síglaðir Tölters)
168.00
49
Nancy Radebaugh (Tolt-A-Holics)
162.00
50
Sandra Solberg (Hestafolk Central)
158.00
51
Kathryn L Kalan (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
157.20
52
Mary Sackinger (Arctic Alaska Riders)
156.00
53
Melanie Ku (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
156.00
54
Tony Strait (Toppur Tolters)
154.20
55
Rebecca Pelletier (Hestafolk South)
144.00
56
Sandie Weaver (Ice Trekkers)
140.00
57
Jennifer Quinn (Astounding Alfadans)
129.00
58
Janet Mulder (AIHA)
120.00
59
Marjorie Lewis (Merry Mares of Maryland)
116.80
60
Alana Wright (Arctic Alaska Riders)
109.00
61
Linda Eddy (Awesome Alfadans)
108.60
62
Terri Mielke (AIHA)
108.00
63
Bonnie Bilger (Solfaxi)
97.00
64
Helga Sveinsdottir (Thordarson) (Ice Trekkers)
96.00
65
Misty Bohnert (Arctic Alaska Riders)
94.64
66
Renny Christopher (Awesome Alfadans)
93.24
67
Pamela Hill (Hestafolk South)
93.00
68
Leah Carballo (Merry Mares of Maryland)
92.00
69
Lisa Blumhagen (Toppur Tolters)
83.48
70
Lisa Davis (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
80.00
71
Frank Sihler (AIHA)
76.00
72
Lindsay Gunzburger
70.92
73
Monica Urrutia-Sheehan (Hestafolk North)
66.00
74
Laura Stautberg Glaza
62.00
75
Frances Rospotynski (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
56.00
76
Ellen Halverson (Arctic Alaska Riders)
53.20
77
Annika Gunnarson
52.00
78
Julia Hutter (Team Windhorse)
48.00
79
Annamaria Wallström (Cedar Tree Icelandics)
48.00
80
Colleen McCafferty (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
44.00
81
Kim Freeman (Síglaðir Tölters)
36.00
82
Lisa Greenfield (Hestafolk Central)
33.00
83
Katie Daly (Awesome Alfadans)
32.00
84
Claire Wolfe (Merry Mares of Maryland)
28.00
85
Lindsay Blatt
20.00
86
Morgan K. Venable
16.00
87
Isabella Hutter
16.00
88
Shawn Jackson (Tolt-A-Holics)
14.00
89
Jaime Jackson (Tolt-A-Holics)
14.00
90
Joe Hutter (Team Windhorse)
14.00
91
Sophie Hutter
10.00
92
Lin M Campbell (Síglaðir Tölters)
7.00
93
Teresa Harp (Toppur Tolters)
6.00
94
Patricia Carballo (Merry Mares of Maryland)
2.00
95
Shelley Shearer (Individual)
0.00
The Route (total 4,000)
First Quarter : 0 miles complete
Leg
Route
Region
Ride
Distance
#1
1Q
GA
Springer Mt.
0 mi
#2
1Q
NC
Wayah Bald
200 mi
#3
1Q
NC
Hot Spring
400 mi
#4
1Q
VA
Damascus
600 mi
#5
1Q
VA
Brown Mountain
800 mi
#6
1Q
MD
Raven Rock Shelter
1000 mi
Second Quarter : 1000 miles complete
#7
2Q
PA
Port Clinton
1200 mi
#8
2Q
NY
Pawling
1400 mi
#9
2Q
VT
Stratton Pond
1600 mi
#10
2Q
ME
Full Goose Shelter
1800 mi
#11
2Q
ME
Baxter Peak - Katahdin
2000 mi
Half Way : 2000 miles complete
#12
3Q
MO
Independence
2200 mi
#13
Q3
NE
Fort Kearney
2400 mi
#14
Q3
NE
Chimney Rock
2600 mi
#15
Q3
WY
Independence Rock
2800 mi
#18
Q3
WY
Fort Bridger
3000 mi
Three Quarters: 3000 miles complete
#19
Q4
ID
Fort Hall
3200 mi
#20
Q4
ID
Fort Boise
3400 mi
#21
Q4
WA
Fort Walla Walla
3600 mi
#22
Q4
OR
The Dalles
3800 mi
#23
Q4
OR
Oregon City
4000 mi
Ride Complete! 4000 miles
Team Merrimack Valley Icelandics. Photo by Andrea Smith.
Photo by Claudia Salzer
Photo by Iris Heidberg
photo by Kerstin Lundgren
Photo by Leah Greenberger
Photo by Ellen Lichtenstein Podhajsky
Photo by Susie Porter Johnson
Photo by Jane Wood Gately
