130 TYPES AND BREEDS 



The above pedigrees of two of the gi-eatest sires of the breed 

 represent the two lines of breeding, the former being a strongly 

 bred Denmark, while the latter has a combination of the blood 

 of Mambrino Chief, Gaines' Denmark, Edwin Forrest, and 

 Black Hawk through Harrison Chief, Latham's Denmark 

 (grandson of Gaines' Denmark) and Indian Chief. The pedi- 

 gree of Bourbon King also shows a degree of close breeding which 

 is rather typical. The Chief family which Bourbon King rep- 

 resents are the principal contemporaries of the Denmarks. 



Other prominent sires are Highland Denmark and Chester 

 Dare, both by Black Squirrel and out of daughters of Dave Akin, 

 Montgomery Chief, by Bourbon Chief, Wilson's King, by Har- 

 rison Chief, and Wyatt's Ked Cloud, by Indian Chief, the latter 

 two being more particularly the sires of harness horses. 



Three of the greatest producing mares are ( 1 ) Nannie Gar- 

 ret, by Dave Akin, (2) Annie C, by Wilson's King, and (3) 

 Little Kate, tlie dam of four of the best horses shown in 1913 — 

 Kentucky's Choice, Kentucky's Best, Kentucky's Selection, and 

 Undulata Queen, all by My Own Kentucky. 



The chief centres of Saddle horse breeding are the central 

 counties of Kentucky and the region about Columbia and Mexico, 

 Missouri. 



The War a Setback — The Civil War caused a serious set- 

 back to the progress of the Saddle horse breed, all available 

 mounts being pressed into service, many of which were sacri- 

 ficed, while others were kept out of breeding for a considerable 

 period. Some of the most noted stallions of the breed served 

 as officers' mounts during the Civil War. This breed also suf- 

 fered from the increased popularity of the Standardbred during 

 the period subsequent to the war. Many of the best Saddle bred 

 mares were mated with Standardbred stallions. The present 

 popularity of the Saddle horse has brought this breed into a 

 more conspicuous position than it has ever before occupied. 



Characteristics. — The Saddle horse is characterized by being 

 rather up-standing, possessed of a most beautifully molded and 

 set head and neck, a very smoothly turned form, short back, level 

 croup, and high set tail (Fig. 91). From an artistic point of 

 view, he is perhaps the most beautifid of all horses, being the 



