Denmark (foaled 1839) was Thoroughbred stallion who became a major foundation sire of the American Saddlebred horse breed.
1848), a part-bred mare by Cockspur - a descendant of Janus (x2, Godolphin Arabian line) and Sir Archy (Byerley Turk line) - out of a Canadian Horse dam.
[2] 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.
[3] 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.
^ 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.