Galoubet insights
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Lord Helpus, your foal looks like she is just about completely recovered from angular limb deformities at birth, and as those go, pretty mild. And very pretty! I have been breeding a few foals a year for a very long time, and I have never offered an inutero foal because I just can’t get myself to feel okay about showing pictures of a new born with issues that I’m reasonably certain will be fine by three months, but that might have an owner hysterical. And I would venture to say that some sort of angular limb deformity is almost always there. I had my first windswept foal a couple of years ago, and if I had to show those pictures to a proud new owner, I’m sure everyone would have been hysterical or worse. But all good by three months. 
As far as temperament, foals are all over the map in that department, even full siblings. I do believe that temperament is very heritable, but with a friendly mare that is easy to handle, by the time you take her I’m betting your foal will be manageable.[/QUOTE]
We would recommend a very good product for angular limb deformities, laxity, etc in young foals called Rejuvenated Plus by Progressive Nutrition. It can be given by syringe and is metered out by weight of foal. It is also palatable. It is a way to also ensure the young foals get the mineral and animo acid (AA) profile they need to correct and maintain proper bone growth. Mother’s milk is missing quite a few key ingredients and the foal relies on its mineral storage from the last few months of gestation (so it also important the dam has adequate minerals and AA that last few months when most of the foal’s growth occurs to avoid angular limb deformities and laxity). We have learned crookedness is often developmental with certain bloodlines more sensitive to mineral and AA imbalances than other bloodlines. That said we breed the Galoubet lineage via daughters and one daughter by Quick Star. The offspring have all been straight legged. The one conformation fault that Galoubet will throw forward into the F2 generations on occasion is a straighter hock angle than ideal which he himself had. This can be seen fairly frequently in scopey jumpers of various lineages so it is not a deal breaker if one’s goal is breeding for the big sticks.
Finally, one needs to be aware of the blanket statements regarding temperament in the Galoubet lineage horses. These are highly intelligent horses that are almost uniformly careful jumpers. This makes them very desirable for the top levels of show jumping. They train well if trained correctly. Their sometimes tragic flaw is they are not very forgiving of rough or unjust handling, forcefulness, or abuse. They respond well to pressure release training and they do not respond well to punitive training. They then sometimes receive the blanket, negative labels on forums such as this. Whereas another lineage may recover from unjust handling or training, a lot work is required to correct it here. This is the advice I was given by some of the most respected horsemen and horsewoman who have handled and developed these horses and have had consistent success. I have followed that advice and I have discovered it to be true. No, not the typical American amateur horse, but if managed correctly as youngsters and if the trust is unbroken during their development as young horses, they will walk through fire for you and you will have a show jumper among the very best.
If your young foal (of any lineage) is too dominant, then turn him/her out with a reliable old pony gelding in the herd who will correct them, but not injure them. and let then learn to socialize from their own kind.
Good luck! You have a very nice foal!
