>>     I've branned him a little extra .... give him corn oil
 >> everyday on his feed .... have even gotten some of that
 >> psyllium (sp) ..... thought maybe it was a sand colic type
 >> thing.  Other than the 'runnies' he seems to be fine.
 > I see three possible causes for X's problem here; no
 > doubt the others will chime in with their own
 > experience since I have zilch.
 > 1) Nerves, etc.  It does seem possible that the stress
 > of work (riding, driving) could cause the problem.  On
 > the other hand, you say he shows no other signs of
 > nervousness or resistence, so let's move on ....
    Yes -- I'm beginning to think nerves are the biggest problem ...... Meg 
pointed out that even if they don't show nervouness any other way - it has to 
"come out" somehow ..
 > 2) Corn oil.  Wonder if the extra 'grease' is just too
 > much for him.
 >  Wonder if the combination of too much corn oil and
 > the bran could
 > be 'cleaning him out', if you know what I mean.  Is
 > there a reason you need to give him corn oil?  Is his
 > diet short of other roughage?
    Hummmmmmmm-- Bob K. pointed out I shouldn't be doing that right now 
...... I give him the Corn Oil per advise from our vet (1/4 cup 1 time a day 
-- I feed 3 times a day so he usually gets the corn oil at "lunchtime").
 > 3) Exercise.  Maybe I'm wrong, but if my memory is
 > correct, exercise stimulates the gut and helps keep
 > everything moving, right?  So maybe there's something
 > amiss in the combination of feeding and exercise
 > times.  When do you feed him and when do you work him?
    I either work him after I get home from work (that's about 4:30pm) .... 
he would have been feed around noontime) -- OR, I work him on the weekends 
around 9:30am (he would have been fed at 7am) ..... AND, sometimes I work him 
again on the weekends around 3pm (again, lunch was at noon).
 > Anyhow, I wonder if part of the problem might be the
 > combination of too much corn oil, work too close to
 > feeding time, and the exercise all together.   I know
 > *my* gut is unhappy when I eat too much greasy food at
 > lunch and then run around at my job immediately
 > afterwords.
 >  :-(
    Now, that could be -- I kept him in for a couple of days - cut out the 
oil and psyllium altogether ...... I only tacked him up as Meg suggested 
..... I also groomed him -- talked to him -- cooed to him (all that good 
stuff ).......and he's been fine.  It might have just been a 
combination of everything together as he's really been AOK.
    Buddy drove him Wednesday night -- I trailered him Thursday night ...... 
and I rode him last night -- he was fine.....(the trailering was up and down 
our road - he hadn't been in a trailer for a long time ........ we did it 
nice and easy -- he hopped in the trailer for me as I asked him to do) ...... 
he pooped soon as he got in the trailer but it was solid and looked good).
    I'm really inclined to believe what Meg said -- it was ME "upsetting" him 
...... I'm trying to do better and stay calm.....I didn't realize he was such 
a sensitive little guy.
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