Amanda worked in the Equine industry for more than 20 years breaking and training horses and teaching riders but realised that the body was weaker than the spirit, and chose to take the teaching into the classroom - as a secondary science teacher. This led to teaching equine students at Writtle college and managing the FE Equine department there. At this time, through distance learning, she achieved her Masters in Education and hopes to complete an Education Doctorate in the future.