Sara Linde Patel ’02
Associate Professor; Program Coordinator of Equestrian Studies
slinde@stephens.edu
Education
MBA, Midway University; BS Stephens College ’02
About Sara Linde Patel ’02
Sara Linde Patel graduated from Stephens College with her B.S. in Equine Business Management. She has earned her MBA with an emphasis in equine studies from Midway University. Patel has been riding and competing since 1986. In her youth, she successfully competed on various levels of the Greater Arkansas Hunter Jumper Association. Having worked in various aspects of the industry, her knowledge ranges from training and teaching hunter jumpers to breeding and stable management. A former veterinarian technician for small and large animal practice, Patel was active on the North Texas Hunter Jumper Circuit, where she was an assistant trainer at an “A” show facility in North Dallas.
Areas of Expertise: Hunter/Jumper training and instruction, Equine Management and First Aid, Stable Management, Equine Nutrition, Equine Anatomy, History and Theory of Horsemanship, Course Design, Methods of Teaching I-IV, Summer Riding Program Director.
Patel has been a faculty member since 2006 and is the recipient of the 2010 and 2021 Distinguished Teacher of the Year Awards and a recipient of the 2015 Stephens College Customer Service Award. She has coached and trained horses and students to local, regional, and national levels. USEF/USHJA Member