Strip guide device for guiding a metal strip after its exit from a mould in a continuous casting plant, wherein the strip guide device is constructed with a secondary cooling device for cooling the metal strip in the strip guide device and wherein the secondary cooling device comprises: a network of cooling lines with at least one cooling zone (114-i), which is constructed in the strip guide device, as part of the cooling line network; at least one nozzle device, which is associated with the cooling zone, for spraying a cooling medium onto the metal strip; a pump device for pumping the cooling medium through the cooling line network to the nozzle device associated with the cooling zone (114-i); at least one first roller segment (120-k) for guiding the metal strip after its exit from the mould, wherein the cooling zone (114-i) is at least in part associated with the roller segment; at least one valve, which is associated with the cooling zone and arranged on the roller segment, for setting the volume flow or the pressure of the cooling medium in the cooling zone (114-i). characterised by a cooling zone pressure measuring device for detecting the actual pressure of the cooling medium in the cooling zone (114-i); and a cooling zone pressure regulating device for determining a cooling zone pressure regulating difference as a difference between a predetermined cooling zone pressure target value and the actual pressure and for controlling the valve of the cooling zone depending on the determined cooling zone pressure regulating difference for regulation of the pressure to the predetermined cooling zone pressure target value, wherein the cooling zone pressure regulating device and/or the cooling zone pressure measuring device is or are arranged on the roller segment; or alternatively to the cooling zone pressure measuring device a cooling zone volume flow measuring device for detecting the actual volume flow of the cooling medium in the cooling zone (114-i); and alternatively to the cooling zone pressure regulating device a cooling zone volume flow regulating device for determining a cooling zone volume flow regulating difference as a difference between a predetermined cooling zone volume flow target value and the actual volume flow and for controlling the valve of the cooling zone (114-i) depending on the determined cooling zone volume flow regulating difference for regulation of the volume flow to the predetermined cooling zone volume flow target value, wherein the cooling zone volume flow regulating device and/or the cooling zone volume flow measuring device is or are arranged on the roller segment; and wherein the strip guide device is further characterised by at least one second roller segment with at least one setting element for variable setting of the mouth width of the rollers of the roller segment. a network of cooling lines with at least one cooling zone (114-i), which is constructed in the strip guide device, as part of the cooling line network; at least one nozzle device, which is associated with the cooling zone, for spraying a cooling medium onto the metal strip; a pump device for pumping the cooling medium through the cooling line network to the nozzle device associated with the cooling zone (114-i); at least one first roller segment (120-k) for guiding the metal strip after its exit from the mould, wherein the cooling zone (114-i) is at least in part associated with the roller segment; at least one valve, which is associated with the cooling zone and arranged on the roller segment, for setting the volume flow or the pressure of the cooling medium in the cooling zone (114-i). characterised by a cooling zone pressure measuring device for detecting the actual pressure of the cooling medium in the cooling zone (114-i); and a cooling zone pressure regulating device for determining a cooling zone pressure regulating difference as a difference between a predetermined cooling zone pressure target value and the actual pressure and for controlling the valve of the cooling zone depending on the determined cooling zone pressure regulating difference for regulation of the pressure to the predetermined cooling zone pressure target value, wherein the cooling zone pressure regulating device and/or the cooling zone pressure measuring device is or are arranged on the roller segment; or alternatively to the cooling zone pressure measuring device a cooling zone volume flow measuring device for detecting the actual volume flow of the cooling medium in the cooling zone (114-i); and alternatively to the cooling zone pressure regulating device a cooling zone volume flow regulating device for determining a cooling zone volume flow regulating difference as a difference between a predetermined cooling zone volume flow target value and the actual volume flow and for controlling the valve of the cooling zone (114-i) depending on the determined cooling zone volume flow regulating difference for regulation of the volume flow to the predetermined cooling zone volume flow target value, wherein the cooling zone volume flow regulating device and/or the cooling zone volume flow measuring device is or are arranged on the roller segment; and wherein the strip guide device is further characterised by at least one second roller segment with at least one setting element for variable setting of the mouth width of the rollers of the roller segment.