Lifetime Achievement Medals
The USIHC Lifetime Achievement Medals are awarded to individuals and horses who achieve certain success benchmarks throughout their competition career in sport.
Similar to established programs in dressage and working equitation, the Lifetime Achievement Medals recognize and reward overall progress and consistent dedication over the course of a participant's competitive journey. The awards are meant to reward dedication, growth and partnership between Icelandic Horses and their riders on the Sport Track.
For questions or more information, please contact: USIHCLifetimeMedals@icelandics.org
Lifetime Achievement Award Fast Facts
- Only one horse has been awarded medals in all four discipline tracks: Sprettur from Destiny Farms
- Four individuals have been awarded medals in all four discipline tracks: Charlotte Reilly, with three Pewter medals and one Bronze, Terral Hill with two Silvers and two Golds, and Caeli Cavanagh and Carrie Brandt with Gold medals in all four tracks
- Only one medal has been awarded at the Diamond level, Dynjandi frá Dalvík for excellence in Tolt classes with speed changes and Four Gait, achieving seven scores above 7.5 in T1 and V1 with rider Ásta Covert
- The youngest medal earner in two discipline tracks was Anna Bella Covert, at age 8 where she qualified for tolt and four gait Pewter medals. Emelia Stewart, qualified for a Pewter medal in Loose Rein at age 10.
- The youngest medal earner in Five Gait is Samantha Harrigan, qualifying for a Pewter medal at the age of 16.
- Two American bred horses have earned medals, Sprettur from Destiny Farm, with a Pewter medal in all four disciplines, and Ali from Dalalif, with a Pewter medal in Tolt and Four gait and a Bronze medal in Loose Rein.
Diamond Level Awards
In order to achieve a Diamond Level Lifetime Achievement Award horse or rider must earn a total of 6 scores above a 7.5 in Four Gait, Tolt or Loose Rein Tolt or above 7.0 in Five Gait. hese scores can only be earned in Individual Group Level classes.
Dynjandi frá Dalvík
Owned by Will and Ásta Covert, Dynjandi has been awarded Diamond level Lifetime Achievement Medals in Four Gait and Tolt (T1). Dynjandi and his rider Ásta represented the United States beautifully in both national and international level competition, including but certainly not limited to, earning a silver medal in Four Gait Combination and a bronze in Tolt T1 at the 2009 World Championships and topping the World Ranking list in 2012 in T1.
Platinum Level Awards
In order to achieve a Gold Level Lifetime Achievement Award horse or rider must earn a total of 6 scores above a 7.0 in Four Gait, Tolt or Loose Rein Tolt or above 6.5 in Five Gait. These scores can only be earned in Individual Group Level classes.
Veigar frá Lækjamóti
Awarded for excellence in T1
Owned by Taktur Icelandics LLC
Gold Level Awards
In order to achieve a Gold Level Lifetime Achievement Award horse or rider must earn a total of 6 scores above a 6.5 in Four Gait, Tolt or Loose Rein Tolt or above 6.0 in Five Gait. These scores can only be earned in Individual Group Level classes.
Riders
Horses
Dropi frá Blönduósi - Four Gait, Tolt
Pegasus frá Skyggni - Four Gait, Tolt
Veigar frá Lækjamóti - Four Gait, Loose Rein
Þeyr frá Ytra Vallholti - Five Gait, Loose Rein
Silver Level Awards
In order to achieve a Silver Level Lifetime Achievement Award horse or rider must earn a total of 6 scores above a 6.0 in Four Gait, Tolt or Loose Rein Tolt or above 5.5 in Five Gait. These scores can be earned in Open Group Level classes or any classes of a higher difficulty level.
Riders
Kathryn Love - Tolt, Four Gait
Terral Hill - Four Gait, Loose Rein
Horses
Hrói frá Skarði - Four Gait
Vaskur frá Kagaðarhóli - Tolt
Stigandi frá Leysingastöðum II - Tolt
Bronze Level Awards
In order to achieve a Bronze Level Lifetime Achievement Award horse or rider must earn a total of 6 scores above a 5.5 in Four Gait, Tolt or Loose Rein Tolt or above 5.0 in Five Gait. These scores can be earned in Intermediate Level classes or any classes of a higher difficulty level.
Riders
Alexandra Venable - Loose Rein, Four Gait
Charlotte Reilly - Four Gait
Emelia Stewart - Four Gait
Morgan Venable - Loose Rein
Samantha Harrigan - Five Gait
Horses
Ali from Dalalif - Loose Rein
Aska frá Geldingaá - Loose Rein
Fjalar frá Skarði - Loose Rein
Flaug frá Syðra Langholti- Five Gait
Mirra frá Kambi - Four Gait
Pewter Level Awards
In order to achieve a Diamond Level Lifetime Achievement Award horse or rider must earn a total of 6 scores above a 5.0 in Four Gait, Tolt or Loose Rein Tolt or above 4.5 in Five Gait. These scores can be earned in Novice or Youth Level classes or any classes of a higher difficulty level.
Riders
Alexandra Venable - Tolt
Anna Bella Covert - Four Gait, Tolt
Charlotte Reilly - Tolt, Five Gait, Loose Rein
Emelia Stewart - Tolt, Loose Rein
Samantha Harrigan - Four Gait, Tolt
Susan Peters - Tolt, Four Gait, Loose Rein
Horses
Ægir frá Byrgisskarði - Four Gait
Ali from Dalalif - Four Gait
Aska frá Geldingaá - Four Gait
Hrói frá Skarði - Tolt
Sprettur from Destiny Farm - Tolt, Loose Rein, Four Gait, Five Gait
Medal Requirements
For all medals, applicants must submit six qualifying preliminary round scores. If a contributing competition has fewer than three judges, the same judge or exact same judge combination cannot contribute to more than three qualifying scores, except in cases when that judge or combination of judges are part of a team of four or five judges. Scores submitted must be from US shows or from international competitions where horse or rider competed as a representative of the United States, such as the FEIF Youth Cup and the World Championships.
The cost of the application processing and medal is $40. Previous medals can also be purchased at the same time for $30/medal.
For questions or more information, please contact: USIHCLifetimeMedals@icelandics.org
