Sue wrote Equine Technology curriculum for her doctorate from Virginia Tech, then guided Martin Community College’s change to a needs-based equine curriculum.

Her broad-based equestrian science undergraduate study included dressage training at, William Woods University. In addition to teaching equine studies at several colleges and universities, she has worked at various jobs in the equine industry; her current position centers around the wild horse herd on Shackleford Banks, a barrier island in coastal North Carolina.