began showing at the age of nine. In 1996 she graduated from Virginia Intermont College (VI) with a 4-year degree in Equine Studies. During all four years of college she was on the VI Intercollegiate Team, and during her final year VI's team was ranked 4th in the nation.

Amanda has been teaching riding and horsemanship in the Knoxville area since her graduation from VI. She is a member of USEF. We have been extremely fortunate and are grateful to have had Amanda with us as Westwind ETC for nearly 5 years.