The Sports Pony Studbook Society

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Colour:

Chestnut

Breeding:

Sports Pony (SPSS)

Sire: Caesar 171

Dam: Tiger Lily

Damsire: Donnerwetter

This young stallion is has top German bloodlines combining those of his sire, the SPSS Elite stallion, Caesar 171, with his dam's classic ancestry (including Donnerwetter, Dancer and Kaprice as well as TB and Trakehner lines).  View LE Chiffre at the 2011 British Stallion Event on YouTube here and in training with Becky Moody in January 2012 here.

For more information please see below, Leamside Equestrian or contact Bev Brown - 0191 5120212; 07900 413886 or

Sire: 

Caesar 171 is graded Elite with the SPSS in recognition of his International competition record as a member of the GB Pony Team that won Silver at the European Championships in Germany in 2000 and the Bronze medal winning team in 2002. Despite his competition career taking precedence for many years, he is also a successful sire with graded sons and daughters in Germany and is damsire of the Reserve Bundeschampion in 2008 & 2009.  His oldest UK progeny are only now rising 5 years old but he has already sired 2 SPSS graded sons and a SPSS graded daughter.

Dam: 

Tiger Lily is a Westfalian mare who graded into the SPSS Head Studbook in 2006 and then, with Peanut at foot, was Champion at the 2007 SPSS In-Hand Premium Show. Her dam, Eboli, has classic riding pony and welsh ancestry from her sire, Nordstar, combined with Thoroughbred and Trakehner from her dam.

Damsire: 

Donnerwetter is one of several graded sons of Kaprice, a State Premium Mare who, as a 3 year old, was Bundeschampion in 1990. Kaprice's other notable offspring include the 1999 30-Day Stallion Test Reserve Champion, De Vito (by Dressman I), who later represented GB at the Pony European Championships and the SPSS Elite sire Top Yellow (by Till The Champ).  Donnerwetter's sire is the highly acclaimed, Dancer, who was a fully graded and performance tested Rheinland pony.  Dancer was one of the first ponies to represent multiple nations at Pony FEI Level, winning Team Bronze for the Netherlands in 1993 and for Great Britain in 1997.  Dancer was also a top sire with another of his sons, Golden Dancer, being a multiple Gold medal winning International dressage pony.  Dancer's name appears in the pedigrees of many current International dressage ponies. 

LE Chiffre (known as Peanut) was awarded the Best British Bred Pony Foal at the British Breeding Awards Dinner in 2008.  He then successfully graded as a SPSS stallion at the Heart of England Equestrian Centre in October 2010 when he also passed his British Showjumping assessment.

Peanut was backed at the end of 2010 and, only 3 months later, he took part in the 2011 British Stallion Event where he rose to the occasion and the louder the music and clapping got the more he loved it.  Then, having had a training break over the summer, in October 2011, he did a couple of Novice tests "Hors Concors" to allow him to gain experience without pressure.

In April 2011, Peanut made his competitive debut a winning one at Beaver Hall, Staffordshire. Competing in the British Dressage affiliated Elementary classes, LE Chiffre (aka "Peatnut") was ridden by Becky Moody and scored an impressive 73% in his first class winning outright. Peanut's breeder, Bev, and owner, Sam Brown of Godrics Stud, reported that he was then a little tired for the second test but he still scored 67.6% and placed 1st in the Open section (and 2nd overall).

Four days later, Peanut and Becky competed at Vale View and they again won the Open section in both classes with Peanut becoming more confident.  They scored 72.65% in one class (and were overall winners) and 67.2% in the other.  These results have qualified him for the British Dressage Summer Regional Championships. Peanut is picture above and to the left at the Vale View compeption.

Peanut is based at Becky Moody's yard and is trained by both his owner, Sam Brown, and test rider, Becky Moody. Peanut is being aimed at the 5 year old class at the SPSS Young Dressage Pony Championships (being held on Sunday 30th September at Bury Farm Equestrian Centre, Buckinghamshire)

Peanut is pictured below in January 2011 as a just backed rising 4 year old.