Sea 2 Shining Sea is a yearlong virtual ride on Icelandic Horses. This 4,000 mile ‘ride’ takes you a tour of Icelandic Horse Farms in the USA. The ride begins on January 1, 2025 ending December 31, 2025. Hours may be logged beginning January 7, 2025. Each checkpoint will count for 330 miles or about 82 hours of riding.
Riders can participate as individuals or teams. All participants must be US Icelandic Horse Congress members throughout the ride to log their hours. Participants log their time riding which is converted to distance at 4 miles-per-hour. This is easier for everyone to record. 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.
The Sea 2 Shining Sea ride is for leisure riders. You participate by riding or driving your Icelandic horse however you like – if you are not being paid for the time. If a team would like to continue additional challenge they may continue logging hours beyond the 4,000 miles to see how far they can go!
Individual Leaderboard
1
Laura Shalhoub (West Coast Tolting Girls)
1,449.80
2
Claudia Salzer (Ice Trekkers)
1,208.00
3
Shauna Flanigan (Astounding Alfadans)
902.80
4
Daniel Coverdell (Alaska Mountain Riders)
884.40
5
Christine Snyder (Solfaxi)
836.00
6
Sabrina Drake (Ice Trekkers)
800.00
7
Brigit Huwyler (Northcountry Tolters)
717.00
8
Julie Ferreira (Northcountry Tolters)
704.80
9
Shelby Walker (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
694.00
10
Madie Richenstein (Astounding Alfadans)
693.80
Show/Hide Full Standings
11
Frank Sihler (AIHA)
691.00
12
Terri Mielke (AIHA)
684.00
13
Claudia Sihler (AIHA)
683.00
15
Martina Gates (Northcountry Tolters)
660.00
16
Lisa McKeen (Hestafolk North)
640.00
17
Scott Smith (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
636.40
18
Heleen Heyning (Northcountry Tolters)
592.00
19
Latifia Rodriguez
588.80
22
Lauren Murphy (Hestafolk Central)
574.84
24
Doreen Shoda (Hestafolk Central)
552.00
26
Teresa Harp (Toppur Tolters)
536.88
27
Heather Skopik (Solfaxi)
536.00
29
Kanoe Huffman (Astounding Alfadans)
505.20
30
Rob Gregory (Tolt-A-Holics)
496.00
31
VALERIE MOORE (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
494.00
32
Raven Flores (Ice Trekkers)
480.00
33
Misty Bohnert (Team 49ers)
472.00
34
Alexandra Venable (Awesome Alfadans)
472.00
35
Anna Bella Covert (West Coast Tolting Girls)
459.20
36
RJ West (Hestafolk Central)
456.00
38
Lori Birge (Astounding Alfadans)
441.00
39
Shawn Jackson (Tolt-A-Holics)
422.00
40
Jaime Jackson (Tolt-A-Holics)
422.00
41
"Nilla" Anna Pernilla Ekström-Rypka (Four Beat Fun)
408.00
42
Judy Skogen (Hestafolk Central)
403.00
43
Evelyn Kaufman (West Coast Tolting Girls)
402.00
44
Lindsay Gunzburger (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
397.52
45
Leah Greenberger (Northcountry Tolters)
392.80
46
Renny Christopher (Awesome Alfadans)
387.32
48
Julia A. Koritko (Montaire Trailblazers)
375.48
49
Ellen Halverson (Alaska Mountain Riders)
362.40
50
Cynthia Tolbert (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
361.00
51
Mary Sackinger (Team 49ers)
356.00
52
Ron Hoover (Tolt-A-Holics)
334.00
53
Samantha Tuttlebee (Northcountry Tolters)
324.00
54
Melanie Ku (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
319.00
55
Shellie Greyhavens (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
308.00
57
Mary Chamberlin (Hestafolk North)
296.00
58
Pamela Hill (Hestafolk South)
295.00
59
Amy Clifton (Astounding Alfadans)
294.00
60
Mary Oleskow (Four Beat Fun)
282.00
61
Helga Sveinsdottir (Thordarson) (Ice Trekkers)
280.00
62
Kathryn L Kalan (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
273.20
63
Linda Eddy (Awesome Alfadans)
260.20
64
Carol Colleen (Astounding Alfadans)
243.80
65
Donald Alsted (Montaire Trailblazers)
210.28
66
Deborah Gregory (Tolt-A-Holics)
176.00
67
Liz Appel (Toppur Tolters)
169.00
68
Marjorie Lewis (Montaire Trailblazers)
168.60
69
Kathleen Curran (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
168.00
70
Caeli Cavanagh (Awesome Alfadans)
164.00
71
Sandra Solberg (Hestafolk Central)
160.00
72
Monica Urrutia-Sheehan (Hestafolk North)
134.00
73
Ruben Koch (Montaire Trailblazers)
120.00
74
Lisa Davis (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
96.00
75
Sandie Weaver (Ice Trekkers)
91.00
76
Ulrike Sophia Koch (Montaire Trailblazers)
88.60
77
Janet Mulder (AIHA)
88.40
78
Serenity Perigo (Hestafolk North)
84.00
80
Frances Rospotynski (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
79.20
81
Kirsten Peterson (Hestafolk South)
78.00
82
Rebecca Pelletier (Hestafolk South)
48.00
83
Ariel Cunningham (The Cunninghams)
40.00
85
Karen Gardner (Team 49ers)
40.00
86
Alana Wright (AIHA)
24.00
87
Colleen McCafferty (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
20.00
88
Cathy King (Team 49ers)
20.00
90
Karen Caldwell (Hestafolk South)
15.00
91
Anna Caballero (Montaire Trailblazers)
12.00
93
Amelia Carney (AIHA)
8.00
94
Susan Whitakerhill (Hestafolk North)
8.00
95
Stormi Nugen (Team 49ers)
4.92
96
Lin M Campbell (Síglaðir Tölters)
2.00