Denmark (horse)

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Denmark
BreedThoroughbred
SireHedgeford
SexStallion
Foaled1839
CountryUnited States
ColorBrown

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.

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Life

Denmark was a brown stallion foaled in Kentucky in 1839, sired by an imported Thoroughbred named Hedgeford. [1] He sired the stallion Gaines' Denmark, who became an influential sire. Denmark was used as a cavalry horse in the American Civil War. [1]

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. [2] 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. [3] For over 150 years, the Denmark bloodline was the best-known within the Saddlebred breed and Saddlebreds were sometimes referred to as "Denmarks". [4] [5]

Sire line tree

Pedigree

Pedigree of Denmark, brown stallion, 1839 [6]
Sire
Hedgeford (GB)
br. 1825
Filho da Puta (GB)
br. 1812
Haphazard
1797
Sir Peter Teazle^
Miss Hervey
Mrs Barnet
1806
Waxy
Woodpecker mare
Miss Craigie (GB)
b. 1811
Orville
1799
Beningbrough
Evelina
Marchioness
1797
Lurcher
Miss Cogden
Dam
Betsy Harrison (USA)
b. 1828
Aratus (USA)
b. 1820
Director
1811
Sir Archy^
Meretrix
Betsy Haxall
18??
Sir Harry^
Saltram mare*
Jenny Cockracy (USA)
ch. 1813
Potomac
1803
Diomed^
Fairy
Saltram mare*
1799
Saltram
Wildair mare

Note: b. = Bay, br. = Brown, ch. = Chestnut

* Denmark is inbred 4D x 3D to the mare Saltram mare , meaning that she appears fourth and third generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

^ Denmark is inbred 4S x 5D to the stallion Sir Peter Teazle, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fifth generation (via Sir Harry) on the dam side of his pedigree.

^ Denmark is inbred 5D x 4D to the stallion Diomed, meaning that he appears fifth generation (via Sir Archy) and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

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