Amy Edwards
Yamhill,OR
Summary
Hardworking, dependable horse girl who is passionate about horses and everything that goes along with this way of life.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Horse Caretaker/Groom
Pirouette Enterprises
Wilsonville, OR
09.2025 - Current
- Assisted in daily feeding and grooming routines for horses to ensure optimal health.
- Maintained cleanliness of stables and equipment to promote a safe environment.
- Monitored horse behavior and reported any signs of illness or distress promptly.
- Supported training exercises by handling horses during sessions under supervision.
- Administered medications to horses as prescribed by veterinarians, resulting in improved health conditions.
- Managed inventory of feed, supplies, and equipment necessary for daily horse care operations.
- Turned horses out/in from pastures
- Saddled horses for trainers
- Cooled out horses after training
Farm Hand
Meg Dunne Training
West Linn, OR
01.2025 - 08.2025
- Daily feeding of hay, grain, supplements
- Administering medications to horses as directed
- Identifying signs of lameness, colic, or abnormal behaviors
- Turning horses out/in from pastures
- Blanket changes
- Grooming and watering arenas
- Pasture maintenance including fence repairs and spraying
- Moving and lifting hay bales and water buckets daily
- Keeping inventory of barn supplies and feed, reporting to barn manager
- Communicating clearly with team members and clients
Retail Sales Associate
Wilco Farm Store
Cornelius, OR
03.2020 - 12.2024
- Provided exceptional customer service, assisting customers with product selection and inquiries.
- Managed inventory levels, ensuring accurate stock counts and timely replenishment of merchandise.
- Trained new staff on store policies, procedures, and best practices in customer engagement.
- Developed and implemented visual merchandising strategies to enhance product visibility and sales.
- Maintained a clean and organized store environment, enhancing the overall shopping experience for customers.
- Handled returns and exchanges professionally, resolving customer issues while adhering to company policies.
Groom
Wild Turkey Farm
Wilsonville, OR
03.2016 - 03.2020
- Daily feeding of hay, grain, supplements
- Administering medications as directed
- Turning horses in/out from paddocks
- Taking horses to and from Eurociser
- Changing blankets
- Utilizing therapy equipment such as Theraplate, Equipulse machine, Centerion blankets, Solarium
- Prepared horses for daily training rides
- lunging horses inluding with Pessoa training system and long lines
- Daily grooming of horses including brushing,bathing, clipping, bandaging legs
- cleaned and maintained tack
- maintained barn and equipment
- inventory of feed, hay, medications
- Cleaned stalls when needed
- Handled Stallions, young horses including foals
Education
High School Diploma -
Yamhill-Carlton High School
Yamhill06-2009
Skills
- Excellent Communication skills
- Work well independently or with a team
- Strong horse handling skills including stallions and young horses
- Knowledge of common horse ailments
- Tractor driving, weed eating, mowing, have also used some hay implements such as rake and tedder
- Hay hauling
- Stall Cleaning
- High attention to detail
- Willing to learn
- Quick Learner
- Sense of humor, speak sarcasm fluently
Timeline
Horse Caretaker/Groom
Pirouette Enterprises
09.2025 - Current
Farm Hand
Meg Dunne Training
01.2025 - 08.2025
Retail Sales Associate
Wilco Farm Store
03.2020 - 12.2024
Groom
Wild Turkey Farm
03.2016 - 03.2020
High School Diploma -
Yamhill-Carlton High School