Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Amy grew up on a farm riding horses. She competed in various disciplines and represented the country multiple times for polocrosse. She attended Louisiana State University, receiving her Bachelor of Science through the three-plus-one program in 2008 and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2011. Amy completed a one-year internship at Virginia Equine Imaging. She subsequently stayed on at VEI as a Senior Associate until 2015. At this time, she moved to California to complete a four-year radiology residency at UC Davis. During her residency Amy was involved in various research projects and won the Equine Research Study and Presentation award at the 2018 House Officer Seminar Day. Amy achieved board certification in 2018 and additional Equine Diagnostic Imaging board certification in 2019.