Taylor Herzog was named Head Coach and Director of Riding of the University of the South's IHSA and NCEA equestrian programs in 2026, bringing coaching experience and competitive success to Sewanee.

Herzog joined the Tigers after serving as Assistant Director of Riding at Garrison Forest School in Maryland, where she coached the school's upper and middle school IEA teams, managed riding operations, coordinated competitions and travel, and trained horses and riders for local and rated horse shows. Under her leadership, Garrison Forest won IEA Middle School Regional Championships in 2023 and 2026, with the program placing third and sixth at Zones in those seasons. One of her high school riders also earned Reserve Champion honors at the 2025 IEA National Finals. Herzog was named the Baltimore County Horse Show Association Coach of the Year in 2025.

A former student-athlete at the University of Lynchburg, Herzog served as captain of both the NCEA and IHSA teams and helped lead the Hornets to the 2022 NCEA Single Discipline National Championship. That championship team was inducted into the Lynchburg Sports Hall of Fame in 2023. Herzog was a two-time First Team Academic All-American, earned ODAC All-Academic honors, and served as Vice President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

Herzog earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Lynchburg before completing a Master of Arts in Coaching and Sport Leadership at Randolph College. She is also a Hunter/Jumping Seat Equitation "r" Judge applicant and anticipates receiving her license in September 2026.