Dr. Amanda Wimms, B.V.M.&S.

Growing up near London, England, Dr. Amanda Wimms spent the majority of her time around horses. Her passion for horses led her to attend veterinary school. After high school, Dr. Wimms spent a year working with horses and traveling the world. Her highlights include; shadowing vets in New Zealand and volunteering with rescue elephants in rural Thailand. Dr. Wimms then moved to Scotland for five years, attending The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh to obtain her bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.
Dr. Wimms completed externships in England including Bell Equine, Donnington Grove, and Bourton Vale, as well as Ocala Equine Hospital in Florida. Park Equine Hospital stood above the rest for her and she moved to Lexington upon graduation to begin working as our intern in August. She enjoys all facets of the profession, particulary opthamology, colic, and dentistry.

Dr. Tia Spugnardi, D.V.M.

Tia Spugnardi was born in Pahokee Fl., but lived in Kentucky for ten years before attending veterinary school. Her father was in the Army, so Dr. Spugnardi also lived in Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas throughout her childhood before moving to Kentucky. Dr. Spugnardi received her bachelor of science in agriculture, with an emphasis in pre-veterinary medicine from Murray State University in 2009, and her DVM from Ross University SVM. She completed her clinical training at Louisiana State University in September 2015, including externships at Park Equine Hospital and a mixed animal practice in Okeechobee, Fl. Dr. Spugnardi began her internship at Park Equine Hospital in November 2015. Her main interests include ambulatory, surgery, and neonatal care. Dr. Spugnardi resides in Berea with her husband and their two dogs, a min pin and shih tzu, named Sophie and Pancake. When she’s not hard at work she enjoys hiking, fishing and being outdoors with her husband and dogs.

Internships & Externships
Park Equine Hospital offers a variety of undergraduate and post graduate programs, including internships, externships, preceptors, and exchange students. Internships are offered to recent graduates who are licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and are looking to gain hands on experience. Externships, preceptors, and exchange student programs are offered to veterinary students who are looking for an educational experience under the supervision of practicing veterinarians.