Sally Batton was the head coach of the Dartmouth College Division I Varsity Equestrian Team for 30 years, coaching dozens of riders to regional, zone, and national titles. In 2020, Coach Batton was inducted into the inaugural class of the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association Hall of Fame. She currently travels all over the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, teaching clinics to riders of all ages and levels.

Batton is the author, with co-writer Christina Keim, of The Athletic Equestrian (2022, Trafalgar Square). An avid polocrosse enthusiast, Batton is a certified APA Polocrosse Coach, and the author of Polocrosse: Australian Made, Internationally Played, (Belcris, 1990).

Batton is the Founder and President of the Athletic Equestrian League, an organization offering horsemanship education and competition opportunities to both English and Western riders, from first grade through adult. She is also the host of the popular Athletic Equestrian Riding in College Podcast.

Batton holds an Equestrian Studies degree from Lake Erie College in Ohio, and a master’s degree in Communications from Fairleigh-Dickinson University in New Jersey. An avid hiker and outdoor enthusiast, Batton can be found hiking the hills of New Hampshire, kayaking in the summers, and skiing and snowshoeing in the winter.