Suzanne Flaig - Hunt Seat Coach - Equestrian Coaches

Suzanne Flaig

Title:
Hunt Seat Coach
Email:
sflaig@liberty.edu

Coach Flaig has been involved in the equine industry for over 20 years with an emphasis in collegiate riding. First, as a student at Miami University of Ohio riding for their IHSA Team, she competed in multiple disciplines and earned an individual National Championship in Equitation in in 1991. After graduating in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts, she began her collegiate coaching career at Pennsylvania State University. She eventually came back to her alma mater as an Assistant Hunt Seat Coach and then on to Oklahoma State University where she coached for thirteen years. During her time at Oklahoma State, she experienced the structure of both the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association as well as the emergence of varsity programs and the National Collegiate Equestrian Association of today. She has served on committees within the NCEA and USHJA as well as serving as a steward for multiple NCEA Championships.

Coming to LU in 2016, she is now in her tenth year. She earned her Master of Education degree and serves as the Director of the Liberty Mountain Equestrian Center. She also is an adjunct professor and is the Head Coach for the IHSA Team. She was named the IHSA Region 4 Zone Coach of the Year in 2024 and 2026 and has led the team to three Regional Championships.