Denmark (foaled 1839) was a major foundation sire of the
American Saddlebred horse breed. Over 60% of all the horses in the first three volumes of the Saddlebred studbook trace back to him. Denmark sired the stallion Gaines' Denmark, an influential sire of the breed.
Life
Denmark was a
brown
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stallion foaled in
Kentucky
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in 1839, sired by an imported Thoroughbred named Hedgeford.
He sired the stallion
Gaines' Denmark
Gaines' Denmark (foaled 1851) was one of the most influential stallions in the development of the American Saddlebred.
Life
Gaines' Denmark was foaled in 1851. He was a black stallion with two white hind socks, sired by Denmark and out of a mar ...
, who became an influential sire. Denmark was used as a cavalry horse in the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...
.
Influence
When the National Saddle Horse Breeders' Association, precursor to the
American Saddlebred Horse Association, was founded in 1891, Denmark was named as one of 17 foundation sires. Sixty percent of the horses in the first three volumes of the registry traced to him. In 1908, the directors of the National Saddle Horse Breeders' Association voted to make Denmark the sole foundation sire,
although
Harrison Chief was included as an additional foundation sire for the breed in 1991.
[History of the American Saddlebred](_blank)
/ref> For over 150 years, the Denmark bloodline was the best-known within the Saddlebred breed and Saddlebreds were sometimes referred to as "Denmarks".
Sire line tree
*Denmark[Bureau of Animal Industry](_blank)
/ref>[The Versatile American Saddlebred](_blank)
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**John Willard
**Miller's Denmark[Miller's Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
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**William's Denmark[William's Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
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**Grey Denmark[Grey Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
**Muir's Denmark[Muir's Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
**Rob Roy[Rob Roy Pedigree](_blank)
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**Gaines' Denmark
Gaines' Denmark (foaled 1851) was one of the most influential stallions in the development of the American Saddlebred.
Life
Gaines' Denmark was foaled in 1851. He was a black stallion with two white hind socks, sired by Denmark and out of a mar ...
[Historical Memories of American Saddlebred Visionaries](_blank)
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***Ashland Denmark[Ashland Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
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***Billie Cromwell[Billie Cromwell Pedigree](_blank)
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****Denmark Jr[Denmark Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
***Black Prince[Black Prince Pedigree](_blank)
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***Bronough's Denmark[Bronough's Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
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***Champion Denmark[Champion Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
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***Garnett's Denmark[Garnett's Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
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***Kentucky Prince[Kentucky Prince Pedigree](_blank)
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****Kentucky Prince Jr[Kentucky Prince Jr Pedigree](_blank)
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***Old Nigger Baby[Old Nigger Baby Pedigree](_blank)
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****Donovan's Diamond[Donovan's Diamond Pedigree](_blank)
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*****Lee Woolfolk[Lee Woolfolk Pedigree](_blank)
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***Pilot Denmark[Pilot Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Arabian Denmark[Arabian Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
***Star Denmark[Star Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
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***Tuckahoe[Tuckahoe Pedigree](_blank)
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****Young Tuckahoe[Young Tuckahoe Pedigree](_blank)
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***Wilson Rose's Denmark[Wilson Rose's Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Harris Denmark[Harris Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Lewis Arlington Denmark[Lewis Arlington Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
***Field's Denmark[Field's Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
***Washington Denmark[Washington Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Captain[Captain Pedigree](_blank)
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****Conley's Forrest Denmark[Conley's Forrest Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Kendal's Denmark[Kendal's Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Duryea's Denmark[Duryea's Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Pacolet Denmark[Pacolet Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Premium Jewel[Premium Jewel Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****King Raven[King Raven Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Prince Denmark Jr[Prince Denmark Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Vandal Denmark[Vandal Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Robinson's Denmark of Kentucky[Robinson's Denmark of Kentucky Pedigree](_blank)
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****Son of Washington Denmark[Son of Washington Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
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****Warren Harris Denmark[Warren Harris Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Washington Denmark Jr[Washington Denmark Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Ewing's Denmark[Ewing's Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****King William[King William Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Billy Denmark[Billy Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Black William[Black William Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Bonnie Laddie[Bonnie Laddie Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Clark's Bourbon Denmark[Clark's Bourbon Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Hile's King William[Hile's King William Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Horace Greeley[Horace Greeley Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Sam Denmark[Sam Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Wilson's Denmark[Wilson's Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Black Eagle[Black Eagle Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Artist[Artist Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****King William II[King William II Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Cromwell[Cromwell Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Bond's Denmark Chief[Bond's Denmark Chief Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Bourbon Denmark[Bourbon Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Denmark Chief[Denmark Chief Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Denmark King[Denmark King Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****King Denmark[King Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Wallace's Denmark Chief[Wallace's Denmark Chief Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Cleveland[Cleveland Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Hamlet[Hamlet Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Washington[Washington Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Denmark Chief J B[Denmark Chief J B Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Cromwell Jr[Cromwell Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Sterling Denmark[Sterling Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Tarkington's Cromwell Denmark[Tarkington's Cromwell Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Franklin's Cromwell Jr[Franklin's Cromwell Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Latham's Denmark[Latham's Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Stonewall Jackson[Stonewall Jackson Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Beard's Stonewall[Beard's Stonewall Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Eagle Red[Eagle Red Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Ernest Stonewall[Ernest Stonewall Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Foster's Stonewall[Foster's Stonewall Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Gardner's Stonewall[Gardner's Stonewall Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Red Eagle[Red Eagle Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Robert E Lee[Robert E Lee Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Rock-a-by[Rock-a-by Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Son of Stonewall Jackson[Son of Stonewall Jackson Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Ticonderoga[Ticonderoga Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Bob Lee[Bob Lee Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Stonewall Jackson Jr[Stonewall Jackson Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****On Time[On Time Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Fancy Boy[Fancy Boy Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Smith's Stonewall[Smith's Stonewall Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Fayette Denmark[Fayette Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Kentucky Bird[Kentucky Bird Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Son of Fayette Denmark[Son of Fayette Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Crabb's Bourbon Denmark[Crabb's Bourbon Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Fancy Denmark[Fancy Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Jewel Denmark[Jewel Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Dolan's Dillard[Dolan's Dillard Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Dolan's Granger[Dolan's Granger Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Second Jewel[Second Jewel Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Beau Brummel of Kenmore[Beau Bremmel of Kenmore Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Jewel[Jewel Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Star Denmark[Star Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Denmark Halcorn[Denmark Halcorn Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Rolla Denmark[Rolla Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Whip Denmark[Whip Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****King Denmark[King Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
***Old Tuckahoe[Old Tuckahoe Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Tuckahoe[Tuckahoe Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
***Diamond Denmark[Diamond Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Black Donald[Black Donald Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Bedford Brooks[Bedford Brooks Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Brooks[Brooks Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Wallace Bonesetter[Wallace Bonesetter Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Black McDonald[Black McDonald Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Crabb's Diamond Jr[Crabb's Diamond Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Crabb's Diamond King[Crabb's Diamond King Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Diamond King[Diamond King Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Diamond Chief[Diamond Chief Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Diamond Jr[Diamond Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Diamond Denmark Jr[Diamond Denmark Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Dandy Denmark[Dandy Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Hollywood Denmark[Hollywood Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Nora Harrison[Nora Harrison Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Tom Diamond[Tom Diamond Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Billy Diamond[Billy Diamond Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Young Diamond[Young Diamond Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Montrose[Montrose Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Bonny Ladd[Bonny Ladd Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Branstetter's Montrose[Branstetter's Montrose Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Coon's Montrose[Coon's Montrose Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Diamond Joe[Diamond Joe Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Harry Montrose[Harry Montrose Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****J S Marmaduke[J S Marmaduke Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Jack[Jack Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Joe Berry's Monte[Joe Berry's Monte Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Josephus[Josephus Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Son of Montrose[Son of Montrose Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Railey[Railey Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Mossrose[Mossrose Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Montrose Jr[Montrose Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Monte Cristo[Monte Cristo Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Coulter's Montrose Jr[Coulter's Montrose Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Warner Montrose[Warner Montrose Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Wild Rose[Wild Rose Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Chestnut Rose[Chestnut Rose Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Black Rose II[Black Rose II Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>[Black Rose 2D Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Prince Rose[Prince Rose Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Star Rose[Star Rose Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Capt Thomas Ruby[Capt Thomas Ruby Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Diamond Montrose[Diamond Montrose Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Hamilton's Montrose Jr[Hamilton's Montrose Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Hoxie[Hoxie Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Lamb's Rosemont[Lamb's Rosemont Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Rosemont-Monsees[Rosemont Monsees Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Black Rose[Black Rose Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Bozyon Montrose[Bozyon Montrose Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Rosemont[Rosemont Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Star Rose-Eubanks[Star Rose-Eubanks Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****King Lee Rose[King Lee Rose Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Rosewood II[Rosewood II Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Game[Game Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Mont-Rex[Mont-Rex Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Montrose Superior[Montrose Superior Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Ortiz Rose[Ortiz Rose Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Mark Diamond[Mark Diamond Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Black Diamond[Black Diamond Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Dillard Denmark[Dillard Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Mark Denmark[Mark Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Markham[Markham Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Master Diamond[Master Diamond Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Yantis Diamond King[Yantis Diamond King Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>[Diamond King Vantis Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>[Diamond King Yanis Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Diamond Denmark Jr[Diamond Denmark Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Grover[Grover Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Mark Denmark Jr[Mark Diamond Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Star Dillard Denmark[Star Dillard Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Taylor's Mark Diamond Jr[Taylor's Mark Denmark Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Martell[Martell Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Prince Diamond[Prince Diamond Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Brown Diamond[Brown Diamond Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Denmark Chief[Denmark Chief Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Mark Denmark Jr[Mark Denmark Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Terry's Black Diamond[Terry's Black Diamond Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****King of Diamonds II[King of Diamonds II Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Star Black Beauty[Star Black Beauty Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
***Herzogg[Herzogg Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Crystal Denmark[Crystal Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
***Lail's Denmark Chief[Lail's Denmark Chief Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Denmark Jr[Denmark Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Crigler's Denmark[Crigler's Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Rex Denmark[Rex Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Cleveland Denmark[Cleveland Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Piedmont[Piedmont Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
***Sumpter Denmark[Sumpter Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Banta's Sumpter Denmark Jr[Banta's Sumpter Denmark Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Brown Bon-ton[Brown Bon-ton Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Black Denmark[Black Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****J I C Denmark[J I C Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Fant's Denmark[Fant's Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Funk's Sumpter Denmark[Funk's Sumpter Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Miller Lee[Miller Lee Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Kentucky Boy[Kentucky Boy Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Sumpter Denmark Jr[Sumpter Denmark Jr Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Wallace Denmark[Wallace Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Young Denmark[Young Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Price's Black Denmark[Price's Black Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Chrisman's Denmark[Chrisman's Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Banta's Denmark[Banta's Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Son of Banta's Denmark[Son of Banta's Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Walla[Walla Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Sumpter Denmark II[Sumpter Denmark II Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Ball Hornet[Ball Hornet Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Bon Ton[Bon Ton Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Gray Boy[Gray Boy Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Pacolet Denmark[Pacolet Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Pat Denmark[Pat Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Pilcher Denmark[Pilcher Denmark Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Sumpter Denmark III[Sumpter Denmark III Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Black Sump[Black Sump Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
****Banta's George[Banta's George Pedigree](_blank)
/ref>
*****Cooper Horse[Cooper Horse Pedigree](_blank)
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References
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