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
4,654.00
2
Merrimack Valley Icelandics
3,638.20
3
Northcountry Tolters
3,513.00
4
Tolt-A-Holics
3,243.00
5
Arctic Alaska Riders
2,740.60
6
Astounding Alfadans
2,585.92
7
Toppur Tolters
2,214.08
8
Hestafolk Central
2,118.32
9
Solfaxi
1,563.00
10
Awesome Alfadans
1,486.92
11
Hestafolk North
1,450.00
12
Síglaðir Tölters
1,294.00
13
Sirius Tolting Trekkers
1,190.80
14
AIHA
1,074.00
15
Merry Mares of Maryland
994.20
16
Tolting Trailblazers
961.20
17
Amazing Alfadans
504.20
18
Hestafolk South
498.00
19
Team Windhorse
62.00
20
Cedar Tree Icelandics
48.00
Individual Leaderboard
1
Raven Flores (Ice Trekkers)
1,556.00
2
Sabrina Drake (Ice Trekkers)
1,284.00
3
Claudia Salzer (Ice Trekkers)
1,216.00
4
Martina Gates (Northcountry Tolters)
1,068.00
5
Shelby Walker (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
1,055.00
6
Scott Smith (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
976.00
7
Christine Snyder (Solfaxi)
972.00
8
Sarah Wood (Tolting Trailblazers)
961.20
9
Misty Bohnert (Arctic Alaska Riders)
949.64
10
Shauna Flanigan (Astounding Alfadans)
830.40
Show/Hide Full Standings
11
Daniel Coverdell (Arctic Alaska Riders)
804.72
12
Cynthia Niebuhr (Toppur Tolters)
772.72
13
Alexandra Venable (Awesome Alfadans)
772.00
14
Rob Gregory (Tolt-A-Holics)
736.00
15
Lisa McKeen (Hestafolk North)
732.00
16
Susan Matheke (Individual)
728.76
17
Brigit Huwyler (Northcountry Tolters)
700.00
18
Leah Greenberger (Northcountry Tolters)
691.00
19
Iris Heidberg (Síglaðir Tölters)
688.00
20
Doreen Shoda (Hestafolk Central)
684.00
21
Latifia Rodriguez (Individual)
681.80
22
VALERIE MOORE (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
656.00
23
AMY KEELER (Individual)
614.76
24
Ron Hoover (Tolt-A-Holics)
604.00
25
Judy Skogen (Hestafolk Central)
595.00
26
Madie Richenstein (Astounding Alfadans)
568.00
27
"Nilla" Anna Pernilla Ekström-Rypka (Individual)
564.00
28
Susan Gibbons (Individual)
563.44
29
Deborah Gregory (Tolt-A-Holics)
544.00
30
Kathryn L Kalan (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
535.20
31
Lauren Murphy (Hestafolk Central)
534.52
32
Jana L. Strait (Toppur Tolters)
523.80
33
Mary Sackinger (Arctic Alaska Riders)
510.00
34
RJ West
506.00
35
Nancy Radebaugh (Tolt-A-Holics)
503.00
36
Samantha Harrigan (Astounding Alfadans)
500.00
37
Shellie Greyhavens (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
481.80
38
Pierre Lessard (Individual)
450.00
39
Heather Skopik (Solfaxi)
440.00
40
Jaime Jackson (Tolt-A-Holics)
440.00
41
Heleen Heyning (Northcountry Tolters)
436.00
42
Tony Strait (Toppur Tolters)
435.00
43
Terri Mielke (AIHA)
432.00
44
Cynthia Tolbert (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
416.00
45
Shawn Jackson (Tolt-A-Holics)
416.00
46
Lori Birge (Amazing Alfadans)
394.00
47
Amy Clifton (Astounding Alfadans)
392.32
48
Hailey Carballo (Merry Mares of Maryland)
380.00
49
Samantha Tuttlebee (Northcountry Tolters)
368.00
50
Lisa Blumhagen (Toppur Tolters)
361.16
51
Claudia Sihler (AIHA)
342.00
52
Alana Wright (Arctic Alaska Riders)
333.00
53
Sue Roska (Individual)
332.72
54
Melanie Ku (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
320.00
55
Colleen Schumacher (Síglaðir Tölters)
308.00
56
Linda Eddy (Awesome Alfadans)
301.72
57
Jennifer Quinn (Astounding Alfadans)
295.20
58
Pamela Hill (Hestafolk South)
264.00
59
Renny Christopher (Awesome Alfadans)
259.20
60
Inez Valk (Northcountry Tolters)
250.00
61
Marjorie Lewis (Merry Mares of Maryland)
246.20
62
Helga Sveinsdottir (Thordarson) (Ice Trekkers)
244.00
63
Serenity Perigo (Hestafolk North)
244.00
64
Rebecca Pelletier (Hestafolk South)
234.00
65
Leah Carballo (Merry Mares of Maryland)
228.00
66
Sandie Weaver (Ice Trekkers)
226.00
67
Janet Mulder (AIHA)
224.00
68
Kristina Behringer (Síglaðir Tölters)
213.00
69
Sandra Solberg (Hestafolk Central)
200.00
70
Julie Ferreira (Individual)
195.68
71
Lisa Davis (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
191.00
72
Lindsay Gunzburger (Individual)
169.16
73
Mary Chamberlin (Hestafolk North)
164.00
74
Katie Daly (Awesome Alfadans)
154.00
75
Bonnie Bilger (Solfaxi)
151.00
76
Susan Whitakerhill (Hestafolk North)
150.00
77
Ellen Halverson (Arctic Alaska Riders)
143.24
78
Donnamarie Temple-Burgess (Ice Trekkers)
128.00
79
Teresa Harp (Toppur Tolters)
121.40
80
Colleen McCafferty (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
112.00
81
Caeli Cavanagh (Amazing Alfadans)
110.20
82
Lisa Greenfield (Hestafolk Central)
104.80
83
Monica Urrutia-Sheehan (Hestafolk North)
88.00
84
Frances Rospotynski (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
86.00
85
Frank Sihler (AIHA)
76.00
86
Joan Krajewski (Hestafolk North)
72.00
87
Patricia Carballo (Merry Mares of Maryland)
70.00
88
Claire Wolfe (Merry Mares of Maryland)
70.00
89
Laura Stautberg Glaza
62.00
90
Annika Gunnarson
52.00
91
Lin M Campbell (Síglaðir Tölters)
49.00
92
Annamaria Wallström (Cedar Tree Icelandics)
48.00
93
Julia Hutter (Team Windhorse)
48.00
94
Kim Freeman (Síglaðir Tölters)
36.00
95
Lindsay Blatt
20.00
96
Morgan K. Venable
16.00
97
Isabella Hutter
16.00
98
Joe Hutter (Team Windhorse)
14.00
99
Sophie Hutter
10.00
100
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
