Equine Wound Care and Horse First Aid
Equine Wound Care and Horse First Aid
About Amanda
– Amanda Edwards is the Director and senior care planner at her Equine Care Clinic . Amanda has 25 years experience as a nurse caring for sick and injured people and has had horses all her life. Her nursing experience in some of the busiest emergency departments honed her clinical skills to a highly regarded level. Amanda later went on to manage Emergency Departments and then hospitals in Victoria.
Amanda has a number of qualifications including a master of health service management, post graduate diploma of emergency nursing and midwifery, certificates in wound and stomal care along with certificate in equine guided education. She regularly undertakes equine related workshops and studies and has spent the past 8 years learning training methods that keep horses calm under pressure.
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Amanda’s Favourite Inspirational Quote
– “Between stimulus and response there is space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”- Victor Frankl
– “No problem was solved using the same level of consciousness that created it” – Einstein
Who Has Inspired Amanda
-Emma Booth – Para-Olympian
Recommended Books
– ‘First Response – A practical Guide to Caring for Your Sick or Injured Horse’ by Amanda Edwards
– ‘The Pony That Did Not Die’ by Andrew and Nicky Bowe
About This Episode
– Amanda discusses the importance of getting further advice and not doing what will not fix the problem.
Time Stamps
01:48 – No problem was solved using the same level of consciousness that created it – Einstein
04:03 – Went to the circus and seen the riders riding bare back and decided to give it ago
07:00 – Background of wound care nursing
10:10 – Good calm personality to work with horses, be open minded, curious and have a growth mindset
13:21 – Satisfaction, flexibility of hours and the fabulous animals and people
14:45 – People kept asking Amanda and there is/was the need
19:20 – Never skimp on the diagnostics
20:50 – ‘Treasure’ who taught Amanda not to question and ‘Pokey’ who recovered and has been sent home
22:15 – Sending home healthy horses
22:45 – Working with vets
26:00 – Less is more, don’t swap your product all the time and get advice from someone
27:35 – Amanda is available for online support
28:45 – ‘The Pony Who Did Not Die’
30:40 – ‘First Response’
32:00 – Contact: see details below
32:13 – At Equitna Amanda is speaking on Equine Wound Care and Horse First Aid
33:49 – Think about why it is happening and apply practical, evidence based advice
Amanda’s Contact Details
Phone: 0408 554 823 or +61 408 554 823
Email:
Website: www.equinecareclinic.com
Facebook: Equine Care Clinic
Music
BenSound.com
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