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Cathy Woosley Luse

  • Title
    Western Coach

Cathy Woosley Luse was announced as SMU Equestrian’s Assistant Western Coach in July 2025.

Prior to joining the Mustangs, Woosley Luse coached at the University of South Carolina. During her single season with the Gamecocks, she helped coach the team to a 2025 SEC Championship.

Throughout her collegiate career at Midway University, she earned multiple equestrian accolades including a national championship in Open Horsemanship and the IHSA High Point Western Riders.

A second-generation professional horsewoman, Woosley Luse brings in a vast amount of experience to the SMU Mustangs. Her father, Clayton Woosley is a National Reining Horse Association Hall of Fame inductee, guiding her as she grew up showing all-around and reining events on the AQHA, APHA, and NRHA circuits.