2025 Sea 2 Shining Sea Ride

 

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!

Prior to participating in the ride, please review the 2025 Sea 2 Shining Sea Rules.

 

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S2SS Progress

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Teams Leaderboard

1
Hestafolk Central
215.00
2
Astounding Alfadans
137.60
3
Merrimack Valley Icelandics
136.00
4
Ice Trekkers
113.00
5
Solfaxi
88.00
6
West Coast Tolting Girls
82.00
7
Hestafolk North
71.00
8
AIHA
58.40
9
Northcountry Tolters
51.80
10
Sirius Tolting Trekkers
50.52
11
Montaire Trailblazers
24.20
12
Hestafolk South
23.00
13
Awesome Alfadans
17.00
14
Tolt-A-Holics
16.00
15
Team 49ers
2.00
16
Alaska Mountain Riders
0.40

Individual Leaderboard

1
Heather Skopik (Solfaxi)
88.00
2
Laura Shalhoub (West Coast Tolting Girls)
76.00
3
Doreen Shoda (Hestafolk Central)
76.00
4
Shauna Flanigan (Astounding Alfadans)
65.60
5
Claudia Salzer (Ice Trekkers)
60.00
6
Claudia Sihler (AIHA)
58.00
7
Lauren Murphy (Hestafolk Central)
50.00
8
Scott Smith (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
48.00
9
Shelby Walker (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
48.00
10
Madie Richenstein (Astounding Alfadans)
40.00
Show/Hide Full Standings
11
Judy Skogen (Hestafolk Central)
37.00
12
Sandra Solberg (Hestafolk Central)
28.00
13
Lisa McKeen (Hestafolk North)
28.00
14
Susan Gibbons
25.52
15
Helga Sveinsdottir (Thordarson) (Ice Trekkers)
24.00
16
Serenity Perigo (Hestafolk North)
24.00
17
Sue Roska
24.00
18
RJ West (Hestafolk Central)
24.00
19
AMY KEELER
23.32
20
Susan Matheke
23.32
21
Sabrina Drake (Ice Trekkers)
20.00
22
Julie Ferreira (Northcountry Tolters)
19.80
23
Mary Chamberlin (Hestafolk North)
19.00
24
Lindsay Gunzburger (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
17.52
25
Leah Greenberger (Northcountry Tolters)
17.00
26
VALERIE MOORE (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
16.00
27
Sarah Wood
16.00
28
Lori Birge (Astounding Alfadans)
16.00
29
Ron Hoover (Tolt-A-Holics)
16.00
30
Kanoe Huffman (Astounding Alfadans)
16.00
31
Karen Caldwell (Hestafolk South)
15.00
32
Melanie Ku (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
12.00
33
Shellie Greyhavens (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
11.00
34
Sandie Weaver (Ice Trekkers)
9.00
35
Linda Eddy (Awesome Alfadans)
9.00
36
Renny Christopher (Awesome Alfadans)
8.00
37
Ulrike Sophia Koch (Montaire Trailblazers)
8.00
38
kathleen curran (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
8.00
39
Latifia Rodriguez
8.00
40
Cynthia Tolbert (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
8.00
41
Heleen Heyning (Northcountry Tolters)
8.00
42
Ruben Koch (Montaire Trailblazers)
8.00
43
Rebecca Pelletier (Hestafolk South)
8.00
44
Kathryn L Kalan (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
8.00
45
Anna Bella Covert (West Coast Tolting Girls)
6.00
46
Frances Rospotynski (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
6.00
47
Colleen McCafferty (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
4.00
48
Martina Gates (Northcountry Tolters)
4.00
49
Shelley Shearer (Montaire Trailblazers)
3.20
50
Marjorie Lewis (Montaire Trailblazers)
3.00
51
Brigit Huwyler (Northcountry Tolters)
3.00
52
Donald Alsted (Montaire Trailblazers)
2.00
53
Stormi Nugen (Team 49ers)
2.00
54
Jackie Thurston
2.00
55
Janet Mulder (AIHA)
0.40
56
Daniel Coverdell (Alaska Mountain Riders)
0.40
57
Emily Potts
0.00

The Route (total 4,000)

First Quarter : 0 miles complete
Leg
Route
Region
Ride
Distance
#1
OH
Beat n Branch Icelandics
0 mi
#2
OR
Five Gait Farm
330 mi
#3
NJ
Tolt Farm
660 mi
#4
VT
Lunar Hill Icelandics
990 mi
Second Quarter : 1000 miles complete
#5
WY
Gyetorp II
1320 mi
#6
NY
Sand Meadow Icelandics
1650 mi
#7
IA
Harmony Icelandics
1980 mi
Half Way : 2000 miles complete
#8
OR
Alfadans Equestrian Arts
2310 mi
#9
KY
Taktur Icelandics
2640 mi
#10
AK
AK Ice Farm
2970 mi
Three Quarters: 3000 miles complete
#11
WA
Valkyrie Icelandics
3300 mi
#12
CO
Tamangur Icelandic Horses
3630 mi
#13
CA
Flying C Ranch
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