Gaines' Denmark

Gaines' Denmark
Breed American Saddlebred
Sire Denmark
Grandsire Hedgeford
Dam Stevenson mare
Sex Stallion
Country United States
Color Black

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 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]

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