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
1,712.00
2
Merrimack Valley Icelandics
1,576.20
3
Northcountry Tolters
1,534.00
4
Hestafolk Central
1,092.92
5
Tolt-A-Holics
898.00
6
Astounding Alfadans
893.72
7
Síglaðir Tölters
860.00
8
Solfaxi
741.00
9
Toppur Tolters
683.68
10
Sirius Tolting Trekkers
564.80
11
Arctic Alaska Riders
533.36
12
Awesome Alfadans
468.84
13
AIHA
462.00
14
Hestafolk North
450.00
15
Merry Mares of Maryland
376.40
16
Tolting Trailblazers
321.20
17
Hestafolk South
179.00
18
Cascade
158.00
19
Team Windhorse
62.00
20
Cedar Tree Icelandics
48.00
Individual Leaderboard
1
Raven Flores (Ice Trekkers)
588.00
2
Shelby Walker (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
522.00
3
Christine Snyder (Solfaxi)
504.00
4
Claudia Salzer (Ice Trekkers)
504.00
5
Scott Smith (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
486.00
6
Iris Heidberg (Síglaðir Tölters)
436.00
7
Sabrina Drake (Ice Trekkers)
428.00
8
Lauren Murphy (Hestafolk Central)
348.92
9
Sarah Wood (Tolting Trailblazers)
321.20
10
Doreen Shoda (Hestafolk Central)
316.00
Show/Hide Full Standings
11
Samantha Tuttlebee (Northcountry Tolters)
312.00
12
Rob Gregory (Tolt-A-Holics)
304.00
13
Shauna Flanigan (Astounding Alfadans)
293.40
14
Leah Greenberger (Northcountry Tolters)
290.00
15
Susan Gibbons (Individual)
281.00
16
Martina Gates (Northcountry Tolters)
272.00
17
Cynthia Niebuhr (Toppur Tolters)
263.12
18
Ron Hoover (Tolt-A-Holics)
260.00
19
Alexandra Venable (Awesome Alfadans)
260.00
20
VALERIE MOORE (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
258.00
21
Heleen Heyning (Northcountry Tolters)
256.00
22
Susan Matheke (Individual)
252.92
23
Daniel Coverdell (Arctic Alaska Riders)
249.52
24
AMY KEELER (Individual)
247.52
25
Shellie Greyhavens (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
240.80
26
Pierre Lessard (Individual)
238.00
27
Judy Skogen (Hestafolk Central)
237.00
28
Deborah Gregory (Tolt-A-Holics)
236.00
29
Serenity Perigo (Hestafolk North)
232.00
30
"Nilla" Anna Pernilla Ekström-Rypka (Individual)
228.00
31
Brigit Huwyler (Northcountry Tolters)
222.00
32
Kristina Behringer (Síglaðir Tölters)
213.00
33
Jana L. Strait (Toppur Tolters)
212.60
34
Claudia Sihler (AIHA)
210.00
35
Julie Ferreira (Individual)
195.68
36
Latifia Rodriguez (Individual)
193.20
37
Cynthia Tolbert (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
193.00
38
Samantha Harrigan (Astounding Alfadans)
188.00
39
Inez Valk (Northcountry Tolters)
182.00
40
RJ West
176.00
41
Sue Roska (Individual)
172.00
42
Hailey Carballo (Merry Mares of Maryland)
168.00
43
Colleen Schumacher (Síglaðir Tölters)
168.00
44
Madie Richenstein (Astounding Alfadans)
164.00
45
Sandra Solberg (Hestafolk Central)
158.00
46
Lori Birge (Cascade)
158.00
47
Lisa McKeen (Hestafolk North)
152.00
48
Melanie Ku (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
148.00
49
Heather Skopik (Solfaxi)
148.00
50
Amy Clifton (Astounding Alfadans)
135.32
51
Mary Sackinger (Arctic Alaska Riders)
126.00
52
Tony Strait (Toppur Tolters)
125.80
53
Kathryn L Kalan (Merrimack Valley Icelandics)
117.20
54
Jennifer Quinn (Astounding Alfadans)
113.00
55
Alana Wright (Arctic Alaska Riders)
109.00
56
Sandie Weaver (Ice Trekkers)
108.00
57
Janet Mulder (AIHA)
100.00
58
Linda Eddy (Awesome Alfadans)
99.60
59
Marjorie Lewis (Merry Mares of Maryland)
98.40
60
Rebecca Pelletier (Hestafolk South)
96.00
61
Nancy Radebaugh (Tolt-A-Holics)
90.00
62
Bonnie Bilger (Solfaxi)
89.00
63
Renny Christopher (Awesome Alfadans)
85.24
64
Helga Sveinsdottir (Thordarson) (Ice Trekkers)
84.00
65
Pamela Hill (Hestafolk South)
83.00
66
Lisa Davis (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
80.00
67
Leah Carballo (Merry Mares of Maryland)
80.00
68
Lisa Blumhagen (Toppur Tolters)
76.16
69
Terri Mielke (AIHA)
76.00
70
Frank Sihler (AIHA)
76.00
71
Monica Urrutia-Sheehan (Hestafolk North)
66.00
72
Laura Stautberg Glaza
62.00
73
Frances Rospotynski (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
52.00
74
Annika Gunnarson
52.00
75
Annamaria Wallström (Cedar Tree Icelandics)
48.00
76
Julia Hutter (Team Windhorse)
48.00
77
Colleen McCafferty (Sirius Tolting Trekkers)
44.00
78
Ellen Halverson (Arctic Alaska Riders)
38.20
79
Kim Freeman (Síglaðir Tölters)
36.00
80
Lisa Greenfield (Hestafolk Central)
33.00
81
Claire Wolfe (Merry Mares of Maryland)
28.00
82
Lindsay Gunzburger
25.84
83
Katie Daly (Awesome Alfadans)
24.00
84
Lindsay Blatt
20.00
85
Morgan K. Venable
16.00
86
Isabella Hutter
16.00
87
Joe Hutter (Team Windhorse)
14.00
88
Misty Bohnert (Arctic Alaska Riders)
10.64
89
Sophie Hutter
10.00
90
Lin M Campbell (Síglaðir Tölters)
7.00
91
Teresa Harp (Toppur Tolters)
6.00
92
Jaime Jackson (Tolt-A-Holics)
4.00
93
Shawn Jackson (Tolt-A-Holics)
4.00
94
Patricia Carballo (Merry Mares of Maryland)
2.00
95
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
