Gaines' Denmark

Gaines' Denmark (foaled 1851) was one of the most influential stallions in the development of the American Saddlebred.

Gaines' Denmark
BreedAmerican Saddlebred
SireDenmark
GrandsireHedgeford
DamStevenson mare
SexStallion
CountryUnited States
ColorBlack

Life

Gaines' Denmark was foaled in 1851. He was a black stallion with two white hind socks, sired by Denmark and out of a mare known as the Stevenson mare.[1] Gaines' Denmark sired four influential sons: Washington Denmark, Diamond Denmark, Star Denmark, and Sumpter Denmark. Upon the start of the American Civil War, Gaines' Denmark was put into a cavalry troop led by Confederate General John Hunt Morgan. Although Gaines' Denmark survived the war, he did not accomplish much as a sire after it. Prior to the war, he was used as a show horse. Today, he is considered one of the progenitors of the modern American Saddlebred.[2][3]

Sire line tree

  • Gaines' Denmark[4][5][6][7]
    • Washington Denmark
      • King William
        • Black Eagle[8]
          • Black Squirrel
      • Cromwell
        • Washington
      • Jewel Denmark[10]
        • Beau Brummel of Kenmore
    • Star Denmark
    • Diamond Denmark
    • Lail's Denmark Chief
    • Sumpter Denmark

References

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