>>     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").
 > Have you talked to the vet about this problem?  If the
 > vet advised you to give the Corn Oil then make sure
 > you know why X is supposed to get it.
    Yes ...... our vet had advised that all my "herd" get the 1/4 cup of oil 
once a day.  She said it would help keep them "cleaned out", make their coat 
nicer, and help them not to sand colic .....
 >>     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.
 > Well, he *is* an Arab.  Stands to reason that he would
 > get keyed up about things easier than a more cold-
 > blooded horse (like Mike May's Fjord Malla, to pick an
 > extreme example).  No slander against Arabs intended
 > here -- I think they are super horses -- but as a
 > fellow hot-blooded creature, I have to come to X's
 > defense.  
    Hehehehehe ....... could be.  He's always been so level headed 
though........He's ALWAYS been super sensitive though -- if you hollared at 
him he "fell apart" in the round pen --if you used too heavy a hand, he got 
upset quickly.
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