can we still hose horses down?

[MightyNice]

or do you have to chuck multiple buckets of water over them?

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Read your water bvoards site but most say for the care of animals its fine

I did read it, couldn't find anything about using the hose to cool down - but thanks.

Take them to a car wash - they're still allowed to use hoses

Ah you're Anglian water so yes its fine

their hosepipe ban explained is not very helpful

Apparently you are allowed to use a hosepipe for animal welfare - copied this off the Horse and Hound website:

Examples of what is acceptable under the water restrictions include:

Washing horses down with a hosepipe
Filling up water troughs and buckets with a hosepipe
Cleaning out lorries, trailers and stables with a hosepipe
As long as you are genuinely using a hosepipe for the welfare of your horse and not abusing the interpretation of these rules you should have no problems.

However, these are of course only guidelines? you may wish to contact your local water company for clarification.

I thought I had read that we could hose down animals

Relief as I have a bog snorkelling spaniel.

Whoops - just realised I live in the North West where we do not need a hosepipe ban thanks to the constant effing rain we get.