A brushing device for brushing livestock has an oblong brush that can be set in motion by a motor. A carrying means for carrying the brush comprises at least one flexible element. In the absence of a force acting externally upon the brush, the brush has a substantially vertical orientation. The at least one flexible element of the carrying means permits a swiveling of the brush, through a force acting externally upon it, to a substantially horizontal orientation of the brush. The at least one flexible element is oblong and tubular.