Peppermill

John Whitaker and Peppermill have, together for 6 years, contributed to numerous team medals for England, including the European Championships in Mannheim in 2007 and the European Championships in Madrid in 2011. Peppermill has won several major Grand Prix events including Hickstead, Vejer de la Frontera, Rome, Valencia and finally Madrid. With his respect, phenomenal power, and that little extra touch of speed, Peppermill was for the English team, with the help of his rider John Whitaker, the jewel in the crown of the KWPN breeding program.

Peppermill is without doubt one of the best horses I have had the privilege to ride

His pedigree combines the best stallions with high performance mares!

His sire Burggraaf is a keur pref stallion. Burggraaf himself jumped internationally under Roelof Bril. At that time Burggraaf jumped the 2,10 meter wall at the Indoor Brabant.
Burggraaf is known all over the world for his World Cup winning offspring: S'Blieft, Burggravin, Millenium, Now or Never and Kuno, for his Grand Prix winners: Obelisk and Power Point, and for many other offspring. Worldwide, Burggraaf has more than 30 approved sons. Burggraaf has also produced the (reserve) champion of the VSN, IAN-finals, Lanaken and stallion shows.
His grandmother, Rosita, was born in 1975, and under the name of Expo Graphix, with Eric van der Vleuten, had many national and international successes. With Voltaire she produced the mare Litaire, who is the dam of Peppermill.
Peppermill's full brother Twister jumped at 1.50m level with English rider Laura Renwick. Voltaire, the grandfather, is the best Hanoverian breeding stallion in the world. In the last 8 years, 98 of his offspring have jumped internationally. No other Hanoverian comes close. Voltaire's best offspring in 2010 was Kellemoi by Pepita, with a 6th place in the Jumping Ranking. Peppermill's sire is the Holsteiner Burggraaf, who with 102 offspring in international jumping over the last 8 years has played a leading role in the KWPN and Holsteiner studbooks. Peppermill is the only KWPN-approved stallion from the combination of these two top progenitors: Burggraaf x Voltaire, and he is now available for breeding!

Peppermill is long and has an attractive look. Speed, agility and acceleration are all elements that make this stallion unique! Peppermill meets the high X-ray requirements of the KWPN.

The KWPN stallion Peppermill (Burggraaf x Voltaire) is a show jumping star who has had a successful sporting career under the saddle of John Whitaker

"The 16 year old KWPN stallion Peppermill (Burggraaf x Voltaire), a great show jumping star, has just returned to Belgium after being entrusted by his owner, Rebecca Stones, to the Giguellerie stables of veterinarian Pierre Paindaveine. Approved by the AES and the KWPN, Peppermill had a brilliant sporting career under the saddle of John Whitaker after having started his sporting career under the saddle of Stuart Harvey who brought his former mount to Belgium himself.

Double team bronze medallist at the European Championships in Mannheim and Madrid, representing Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Hong Kong and at the World Games in Aachen, the powerful bay also won the Grand Prix **** in San Patrignano, Rome and Valencia as well as the Nations Cup ***** in Rome, Rotterdam and Hickstead. "(Studforlife, 25/02/2013)

In 2022, he blew out the candles of his 25th birthday, at the Giguellerie where he has been living happily since 2013...