Is there usually facilities to hose them down? And can you do that?
Unless where the campsite is is primitive there is usually hoses at the campsite. But P&R's are just done out on the trail somewhere. We carry sponges and some water with us. So we could use the water to wet the sponge and go from there:) In the past I squirt the water up between their front and back legs, and over there withers to run down their shoulders. But water is limited.
Once the P&R is done, you can refill your water bottles for the next leg of the ride.
Becky
About hosing them off in camp. I've learned an interesting thing. You don't want to hose them off if the check in is going to be done before the horse could have a chance to dry off completely. I don't know why, but if the horses back is wet, 9 X out of 10 they will react like they have a sore back when checked, but will be fine when they are dry.
I was skeptical about this till I saw it happen time after time. If you know your horse is going to be checked pretty quick on return to camp, your best to just clean them up dry. It's harder to do that, but your less likely to have your horse get marked off for sore back.
Becky