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
3,548.00
2
Merrimack Valley Icelandics
2,716.20
3
Northcountry Tolters
2,655.00
4
Tolt-A-Holics
2,579.00
5
Arctic Alaska Riders
1,932.60
6
Astounding Alfadans
1,866.32
7
Hestafolk Central
1,750.52
8
Toppur Tolters
1,548.24
9
Síglaðir Tölters
1,222.00
10
Solfaxi
1,197.00
11
Awesome Alfadans
1,129.12
12
Hestafolk North
1,062.00
13
Sirius Tolting Trekkers
982.80
14
AIHA
782.00
15
Tolting Trailblazers
761.20
16
Merry Mares of Maryland
700.80
17
Hestafolk South
347.00
18
Amazing Alfadans
278.00
19
Team Windhorse
62.00
20
Cedar Tree Icelandics
48.00
Individual Leaderboard
1
Raven Flores (Ice Trekkers)
1,324.00
2
Sabrina Drake (Ice Trekkers)
996.00
3
Shelby Walker (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
853.00
4
Claudia Salzer (Ice Trekkers)
832.00
5
Scott Smith (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
814.00
6
Sarah Wood (Tolting Trailblazers)
761.20
7
Christine Snyder (Solfaxi)
748.00
8
Martina Gates (Northcountry Tolters)
728.00
9
Iris Heidberg (Síglaðir Tölters)
688.00
10
Rob Gregory (Tolt-A-Holics)
632.00
Show/Hide Full Standings
11
Doreen Shoda (Hestafolk Central)
612.00
12
Shauna Flanigan (Astounding Alfadans)
604.20
13
Daniel Coverdell (Arctic Alaska Riders)
592.72
14
Misty Bohnert (Arctic Alaska Riders)
569.64
15
Alexandra Venable (Awesome Alfadans)
556.00
16
Leah Greenberger (Northcountry Tolters)
545.00
17
Cynthia Niebuhr (Toppur Tolters)
527.72
18
"Nilla" Anna Pernilla Ekström-Rypka (Individual)
524.00
19
Deborah Gregory (Tolt-A-Holics)
516.00
20
Ron Hoover (Tolt-A-Holics)
504.00
21
Lisa McKeen (Hestafolk North)
492.00
22
VALERIE MOORE (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
472.00
23
Brigit Huwyler (Northcountry Tolters)
468.00
24
Latifia Rodriguez (Individual)
466.80
25
Lauren Murphy (Hestafolk Central)
458.52
26
Judy Skogen (Hestafolk Central)
441.00
27
Susan Gibbons (Individual)
430.24
28
Jana L. Strait (Toppur Tolters)
430.00
29
Madie Richenstein (Astounding Alfadans)
422.00
30
Shellie Greyhavens (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
385.80
31
Susan Matheke (Individual)
374.56
32
Mary Sackinger (Arctic Alaska Riders)
370.00
33
Samantha Tuttlebee (Northcountry Tolters)
368.00
34
RJ West
358.00
35
Amy Clifton (Astounding Alfadans)
353.92
36
Jaime Jackson (Tolt-A-Holics)
328.00
37
Tony Strait (Toppur Tolters)
327.20
38
AMY KEELER (Individual)
325.36
39
Heleen Heyning (Northcountry Tolters)
320.00
40
Heather Skopik (Solfaxi)
312.00
41
Terri Mielke (AIHA)
306.00
42
Shawn Jackson (Tolt-A-Holics)
304.00
43
Pierre Lessard (Individual)
302.00
44
Cynthia Tolbert (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
300.00
45
Nancy Radebaugh (Tolt-A-Holics)
295.00
46
Lori Birge (Amazing Alfadans)
278.00
47
Kathryn L Kalan (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
277.20
48
Sue Roska (Individual)
272.04
49
Hailey Carballo (Merry Mares of Maryland)
272.00
50
Alana Wright (Arctic Alaska Riders)
257.00
51
Jennifer Quinn (Astounding Alfadans)
250.20
52
Serenity Perigo (Hestafolk North)
244.00
53
Melanie Ku (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
240.00
54
Samantha Harrigan (Astounding Alfadans)
236.00
55
Colleen Schumacher (Síglaðir Tölters)
236.00
56
Linda Eddy (Awesome Alfadans)
234.92
57
Lisa Blumhagen (Toppur Tolters)
230.52
58
Inez Valk (Northcountry Tolters)
226.00
59
Claudia Sihler (AIHA)
224.00
60
Kristina Behringer (Síglaðir Tölters)
213.00
61
Sandie Weaver (Ice Trekkers)
204.00
62
Julie Ferreira (Individual)
195.68
63
Renny Christopher (Awesome Alfadans)
192.20
64
Helga Sveinsdottir (Thordarson) (Ice Trekkers)
192.00
65
Lisa Davis (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
191.00
66
Pamela Hill (Hestafolk South)
183.00
67
Marjorie Lewis (Merry Mares of Maryland)
182.80
68
Sandra Solberg (Hestafolk Central)
182.00
69
Janet Mulder (AIHA)
176.00
70
Rebecca Pelletier (Hestafolk South)
164.00
71
Leah Carballo (Merry Mares of Maryland)
156.00
72
Katie Daly (Awesome Alfadans)
146.00
73
Ellen Halverson (Arctic Alaska Riders)
143.24
74
Bonnie Bilger (Solfaxi)
137.00
75
Lindsay Gunzburger (Individual)
126.04
76
Colleen McCafferty (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
92.00
77
Monica Urrutia-Sheehan (Hestafolk North)
88.00
78
Susan Whitakerhill (Hestafolk North)
88.00
79
Mary Chamberlin (Hestafolk North)
78.00
80
Frank Sihler (AIHA)
76.00
81
Frances Rospotynski (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
74.00
82
Joan Krajewski (Hestafolk North)
72.00
83
Claire Wolfe (Merry Mares of Maryland)
64.00
84
Laura Stautberg Glaza
62.00
85
Lisa Greenfield (Hestafolk Central)
57.00
86
Annika Gunnarson
52.00
87
Lin M Campbell (Síglaðir Tölters)
49.00
88
Julia Hutter (Team Windhorse)
48.00
89
Annamaria Wallström (Cedar Tree Icelandics)
48.00
90
Kim Freeman (Síglaðir Tölters)
36.00
91
Teresa Harp (Toppur Tolters)
32.80
92
Patricia Carballo (Merry Mares of Maryland)
26.00
93
Lindsay Blatt
20.00
94
Isabella Hutter
16.00
95
Morgan K. Venable
16.00
96
Joe Hutter (Team Windhorse)
14.00
97
Sophie Hutter
10.00
98
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
