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
3,344.00
2
Merrimack Valley Icelandics
2,567.20
3
Northcountry Tolters
2,481.00
4
Tolt-A-Holics
2,235.00
5
Astounding Alfadans
1,757.12
6
Hestafolk Central
1,642.92
7
Arctic Alaska Riders
1,583.60
8
Toppur Tolters
1,407.72
9
Síglaðir Tölters
1,178.00
10
Solfaxi
1,109.00
11
Awesome Alfadans
1,086.12
12
Hestafolk North
948.00
13
Sirius Tolting Trekkers
933.80
14
Tolting Trailblazers
745.20
15
AIHA
738.00
16
Merry Mares of Maryland
641.60
17
Hestafolk South
347.00
18
Amazing Alfadans
242.00
19
Team Windhorse
62.00
20
Cedar Tree Icelandics
48.00
Individual Leaderboard
1
Raven Flores (Ice Trekkers)
1,272.00
2
Sabrina Drake (Ice Trekkers)
956.00
3
Shelby Walker (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
800.00
4
Scott Smith (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
790.00
5
Claudia Salzer (Ice Trekkers)
752.00
6
Sarah Wood (Tolting Trailblazers)
745.20
7
Christine Snyder (Solfaxi)
700.00
8
Martina Gates (Northcountry Tolters)
648.00
9
Iris Heidberg (Síglaðir Tölters)
644.00
10
Daniel Coverdell (Arctic Alaska Riders)
570.72
Show/Hide Full Standings
11
Rob Gregory (Tolt-A-Holics)
568.00
12
Alexandra Venable (Awesome Alfadans)
556.00
13
Shauna Flanigan (Astounding Alfadans)
545.00
14
Doreen Shoda (Hestafolk Central)
528.00
15
"Nilla" Anna Pernilla Ekström-Rypka (Individual)
524.00
16
Leah Greenberger (Northcountry Tolters)
501.00
17
Ron Hoover (Tolt-A-Holics)
500.00
18
Cynthia Niebuhr (Toppur Tolters)
478.12
19
Latifia Rodriguez (Individual)
466.80
20
Deborah Gregory (Tolt-A-Holics)
452.00
21
Judy Skogen (Hestafolk Central)
441.00
22
Lauren Murphy (Hestafolk Central)
434.92
23
VALERIE MOORE (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
432.00
24
Brigit Huwyler (Northcountry Tolters)
430.00
25
Lisa McKeen (Hestafolk North)
424.00
26
Susan Gibbons (Individual)
419.24
27
Jana L. Strait (Toppur Tolters)
401.20
28
Madie Richenstein (Astounding Alfadans)
384.00
29
Samantha Tuttlebee (Northcountry Tolters)
368.00
30
Shellie Greyhavens (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
360.80
31
Susan Matheke (Individual)
357.56
32
Amy Clifton (Astounding Alfadans)
353.92
33
RJ West
344.00
34
Mary Sackinger (Arctic Alaska Riders)
332.00
35
AMY KEELER (Individual)
319.36
36
Heleen Heyning (Northcountry Tolters)
308.00
37
Misty Bohnert (Arctic Alaska Riders)
302.64
38
Tony Strait (Toppur Tolters)
302.40
39
Pierre Lessard (Individual)
302.00
40
Nancy Radebaugh (Tolt-A-Holics)
295.00
41
Cynthia Tolbert (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
288.00
42
Heather Skopik (Solfaxi)
272.00
43
Terri Mielke (AIHA)
262.00
44
Sue Roska (Individual)
259.00
45
Kathryn L Kalan (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
257.20
46
Hailey Carballo (Merry Mares of Maryland)
256.00
47
Serenity Perigo (Hestafolk North)
244.00
48
Lori Birge (Amazing Alfadans)
242.00
49
Jennifer Quinn (Astounding Alfadans)
238.20
50
Colleen Schumacher (Síglaðir Tölters)
236.00
51
Samantha Harrigan (Astounding Alfadans)
236.00
52
Alana Wright (Arctic Alaska Riders)
235.00
53
Inez Valk (Northcountry Tolters)
226.00
54
Melanie Ku (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
224.00
55
Claudia Sihler (AIHA)
224.00
56
Jaime Jackson (Tolt-A-Holics)
222.00
57
Linda Eddy (Awesome Alfadans)
217.92
58
Kristina Behringer (Síglaðir Tölters)
213.00
59
Lisa Blumhagen (Toppur Tolters)
205.20
60
Sandie Weaver (Ice Trekkers)
204.00
61
Shawn Jackson (Tolt-A-Holics)
198.00
62
Julie Ferreira (Individual)
195.68
63
Renny Christopher (Awesome Alfadans)
192.20
64
Lisa Davis (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
191.00
65
Pamela Hill (Hestafolk South)
183.00
66
Sandra Solberg (Hestafolk Central)
182.00
67
Janet Mulder (AIHA)
176.00
68
Rebecca Pelletier (Hestafolk South)
164.00
69
Marjorie Lewis (Merry Mares of Maryland)
163.60
70
Helga Sveinsdottir (Thordarson) (Ice Trekkers)
160.00
71
Ellen Halverson (Arctic Alaska Riders)
143.24
72
Leah Carballo (Merry Mares of Maryland)
140.00
73
Bonnie Bilger (Solfaxi)
137.00
74
Lindsay Gunzburger (Individual)
126.04
75
Katie Daly (Awesome Alfadans)
120.00
76
Colleen McCafferty (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
84.00
77
Susan Whitakerhill (Hestafolk North)
80.00
78
Frank Sihler (AIHA)
76.00
79
Frances Rospotynski (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
74.00
80
Joan Krajewski (Hestafolk North)
72.00
81
Monica Urrutia-Sheehan (Hestafolk North)
72.00
82
Claire Wolfe (Merry Mares of Maryland)
64.00
83
Laura Stautberg Glaza
62.00
84
Lisa Greenfield (Hestafolk Central)
57.00
85
Mary Chamberlin (Hestafolk North)
56.00
86
Annika Gunnarson
52.00
87
Lin M Campbell (Síglaðir Tölters)
49.00
88
Annamaria Wallström (Cedar Tree Icelandics)
48.00
89
Julia Hutter (Team Windhorse)
48.00
90
Kim Freeman (Síglaðir Tölters)
36.00
91
Teresa Harp (Toppur Tolters)
20.80
92
Lindsay Blatt
20.00
93
Patricia Carballo (Merry Mares of Maryland)
18.00
94
Morgan K. Venable
16.00
95
Isabella Hutter
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
