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The Horse Ixdustry ix Xew York State 



Fig. 16. Carolina by Chester Dare Out of Nellie Black Hawk. 



tiful black horses are full brothers, both being out of Little Kate 

 by Prince of Denmark, a great-grandson of Washington Den- 

 mark. Chester Dare sired My Dare who sired My Major Dare 

 who is out of Lilly Rosebud and she by Elastic, a grandson of 

 Black Squirrel. 



To breeders and students of the Saddle Horse, the meanings 

 of the terms " the Denmark Family " and '' the Chief Family " 

 are clearly understood, but to horsemen not familiar with the 

 Saddle Horse pedigrees these terms are confusing. The name 

 Harrison Chief is in the list of sires originally set aside by the 

 board of directors of the American Saddle Llorse Breeders' Regis- 

 ter, but, as I have already written, because of the overwhelming 

 number of Saddle Horses that trace direct to Denmark, he is 

 known as the foundation sire. However, a horse that traces to 

 foundation stock — to any one of the stallions whose names are 

 given in Volume I of the American Saddle Horse Breeders' 

 Register — is eligible to registration. 



