Best Hosepipe?

[NorthDevonTraveller]

As I wash mud & clay off my horses legs every night I spend alot of time attached to the hosepipe. Unfortunately said hosepipe seems to develop puncture holes and splits for a past time and I am constantly cutting out pieces and re-joining with a double ended joiner. I try not to get it wedged under the outside sliding door, and of course they always get stood on, but the pipe is not tough enough and the horse and I are regularly treated to a mini fountain when the tap is switched on.

I use a standard green garden hose with the criss cross pattern because it is long enough (about 15/20m), cheap and easy to handle and loop up when finished.

I have seen yellow Hoselock pipes advertised - are they any better? Does anyone have any other suggestions? I am sure plenty of other people have the same problem!

 

[lottiepony]

Would one of the coil/spring type ones be long enough I had one on the old yard and was the best thing in the world surprisingly long when fully stretched and so tidy when not in use! You could also look at the ones in the posh reelers that recoil or even just making sure it gets wound onto a reel so that it's out of the way and doesn't get damaged by being stood on?