Meet Our Coaches & Staff

The Harriet Howell Rogers Riding Center is located a little more than a mile from the main quad. See it on the campus map here.

Rogers Riding Center
Sweet Briar College
P.O. Box 6
Sweet Briar, VA 24595

P | 434-381-6116
F | 434-381-6457

Merrilee “Mimi” Wroten '93

Director of the Riding Program, Head NCEA Coach, Riding Faculty

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Fisch

Associate Director of the Riding Program, Head IHSA Coach, Assistant NCEA Coach, Riding Faculty

e: lfisch@sbc.edu  
p: 434-381-6367  
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center

Alyson Ainsworth

Equine Veterinarian, Riding Faculty, Biology Faculty

Justine Betzler

Equine Coordinator, Riding Faculty

e: jbetzler@sbc.edu  
p: 434-381-6116  
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center

Colonel “Gene” Branham

Stable and Facilities Assistant

e: cbranham@sbc.edu
p: 434-381-6354
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center

Shannon Ferguson

Instructor of Riding

e: sferguson@sbc.edu  
p: 434-381-6116  
o: Rogers Riding Center

Haley Jennings

Stable Assistant

e: hjennings@sbc.edu
p: 434-381-6116
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center
Sarah Miller

Sarah Miller '20

Riding Faculty, Assistant IHSA Coach

e: srmiller@sbc.edu  
p: 434-381-6565  
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center
Headshot of Beverly Tipps

Beverly Tipps

Stable Manager

e: btipps@sbc.edu
p: 434-381-6354
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center

Troy “TW” Woody

Riding Program Facilities Manager

e: twoody@sbc.edu
p: 434-381-6116
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center