Fenimore Asset Management Trust N-CSRS Certified semi-annual shareholder report (management investment company)

<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>
<SEQUENCE>4
<FILENAME>
<DESCRIPTION>SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION
<TEXT>

                                              Certification Pursuant to
                                   Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Thomas O. Putnam, President of Fenimore Asset Management Trust
(the “Registrant”), certify that:

1.       The Form N-CSRS of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the
          requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
          1934; and

2.       The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
          the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Dated: August 11, 2009

                                                                          /s/ Thomas O. Putnam
                                                                          Thomas O. Putnam
                                                                          President

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document
authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed
form within the electronic version of this written statement required by 906, has been
provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>