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Hello Barbara,
Did I read 16 quarts of feed? In two meals? And, "copious" amounts of carrots?! Please don't mind my shock -- but please, please reduce his meal size to no more than 3 quarts, and preferably less. Horses' stomachs are relatively small and a large meal can cause colic.
And, the carrots need to be completely eliminated from a cushings diet.
I know how concerned you are about him, and rightly so. His skin is a window to what's going on on the inside and it's not doing well. And, the diarrhea is a signal that his digestive tract is inflammed.
There is so much going on with this poor guy that I would very much like to get together with you for a phone consultation. I don't often recommend it on this forum, but in this case, we need to get him on a plan that will first, get him back to health, and second, improve his quality of life.
Here is the link that talks about my phone consultation service: http://gettyequinenutrition.biz/talktodrgetty.htm
I hope you'll consider visit about him in the near future.
All the best,
Dr. Getty 
Where are you from? Bayfield, CO