Horse shivering and agitated?

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I checked on my girl this morning, put a lightweight waterproof on (she is not clipped and normally isn't rugged heavily as gets very hot) and left her out - she was fine, it is windy and rainy here but she has lots of shelter. Went down this pm and went to bring her in and she was really drawn in behind and shivering very badly. It has been raining all day but her rug had kept most of the wet off. I was very worried so rubbed all the wet areas down with straw, dreid her off in cooler blanket and then stabled her in a slightly warm stable rug but nothing to heavy as didn't want to over heat her. I checked on her an hour ago and she was fine eating hay but still seemed agitated and I am off to check on her again in a minute.
On one hand I feel awful for letting her get so cold but on the other I am more worried as this behaviour is out of the ordinary for her, she doesn't normally feel the cold and I have never seen her shiver, let alone that badly. It is a horrid day but it has been worse??? Should I be worried/ looking out for soemthing else?
 
probably wouldnt worry if shes fine when you check her later. Mine are rugless now but it hasnt been unknown when we get a bout of wind and wet for them to tuck up and shiver because weve had some lovely hot days then sudden cold.

Is her breathing ok? any other signs of distress? but you know your horse if its bothering you thats somethings ring vet and ask them, they usually will have a chat over the phone before coming out with it being a weekend , well mine do
 
Take her temperature, if she is suffering from some kind of viral infection then she would have an increased temperature which could induce shivering, much like humans do when we get a cold. It is probably more to do with the fact that it's been mild for a while, and there is a sudden drop in temperature coupled with wet and windy weather. There is a possibility that she may be a bit colicky due to getting cold, so best to keep an eye on her.
 
Thanks - It probably isn't anything but I am by nature an absolute worrier... She was breathing normally, showed no signs of colic or anything similar, just seemed on edge.
 
My girl was shivering when I got her in this morning as well and a couple of the others at the yard were the same, it has been a horrible day though!!
 
My guys were the same. I bought them into the the shelter. Scraped them off, put some straw on n then a rug on top. Gave them a warm feed and sent them on their way. Little pony didnt wanna go back out in the field lol. Gonna go back up and make sure they are ok in a hour.
 
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