Congratulations to Jenny Bartell - Inaugural Recipient of the 2022 Amanda Hill Young Breeders Incentive Grant!

Lexington, KY: The American Morgan Horse Educational Charitable Trust is proud to announce that Jenny Bartell of Bartell Morgans in Imbler, Oregon, has been awarded the inaugural Amanda Hill Young Breeders Incentive Grant for 2022. Jenny was selected from a pool of fifteen excellent candidates. She was honored with a presentation at the Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show® in Oklahoma City. 

The Amanda Hill Young Breeders Incentive Grant celebrates the memory of Amanda Hill and her connection with the equine industry.  Amanda was a long time Morgan owner, exhibitor, and breeder whose passion for the Morgan horse was highlighted in her volunteer work across the Morgan industry. 

This Grant is designed to help young Morgan breeders achieve their breeding dreams.  It may be awarded annually to a young AMHA member (under the age of 40) who is establishing a breeding program intended to strengthen the quality of the Morgan breed.  Amanda had a vision that recognized the need for younger generations to continue these breeding programs so that the love of the Morgan horse could be shared from generation to generation.

Jenny Bartell began her adventures with Morgans as a young girl and is now operating Bartell Farm Morgans whose focus is on selectively breeding to pass on genetics free of testable genetic disorders through foals that have the mind, body, hooves, and souls of high-quality Morgan horses. Jenny’s market in eastern Oregon is steeped with Quarter Horses, so she strives to breed Morgans with beautiful Western conformation and incredible minds; and the unique colors provided by her stallion, Ragtime Dun D, helps them to stand out. With this grant, she plans to expand her knowledge of collection and semen storing/shipping procedures and, ultimately, her breeding operation, preserving and perpetuating the diverse lines of her exceptional senior stallion. 

Best of luck with your endeavors, Jenny! To learn more about this Grant, please visit our website HERE.