“DOLLARS FOR DNA” - HELP US REACH our GOAL of $5000!

“DOLLARS FOR DNA” has reached just over $3500—HELP US REACH our GOAL of $5000!

MATCHING FUNDS ARE BEING DONATED. YOUR donation, IN ANY AMOUNT, will be DOUBLED to help a Morgan at risk. The cost to test a DNA sample is $50 per horse. So, your $50 donation will become $100 – enough to fund two DNA kits! The matching funds are only available if you donate…Please help us meet or even exceed our goal! 

In October, AMHA’s Welfare and Rescue Committee launched a project called “Dollars for DNA” with the goal of reaching $10,000 to pay for DNA identification of Morgans being rescued by recognized 501.c.3 organizations. Your tax-deductible donations will be made through AMHECT (the American Morgan Horse Educational Charitable Trust). Generous matching funds are being provided by The Heidi E. Kunkel Foundation (up to $5000) and by The Peppermint Bar & Kirsch Family ($2500). 

WHY do the rescues need to DNA the horses, you ask? If the horse can be identified through DNA, it will have its “Morgan identity” restored through registration. This makes it easier for the rescue agency to rehome it. It’s also possible that the horse was enrolled in the AMHA Full Circle Program which would lead the rescue to people interested in helping get him or her to a new home – to live on and be someone’s new best friend! 

Please click HERE to watch a lovingly-produced video that explains all the details you need to participate in our “Text2Give” campaign. Our deadline to receive the matching funds is Monday, November 15!  PLEASE WATCH. PLEASE SHARE. PLEASE DONATE. 

Note:  Applications for funds available to 501.c.3 Morgan rescue organizations will be online beginning in January 2022.