Colmsgate Farm Eventing with Suzanne Rose DeVincent

09/19/2026

Just a few of the awesome unicorns 🦄

07/17/2026

Lessons are cancelled today (Friday July 17) due to the horrible smoke and AQI! We will not be working any of the horses today. They all have fans (even the outside guys) and fresh water and hay to keep them happy and comfortable. Stay safe everyone! - love SB

07/14/2026

Such a profound lesson that all can learn !

Going back to neutral is one of the most overlooked skills in horsemanship.

Too many riders think training is about constantly doing something to the horse. In reality, some of the greatest communication happens when we know when to stop.

When your horse gives the correct response, go back to neutral. Relax your hands. Soften your legs. Quit asking. That moment of release is where learning takes place.

A horse should never have to wonder if the pressure will ever end. Pressure motivates, but the release teaches.

If we keep nagging after the horse has already found the answer, we create confusion, resentment, and eventually a horse that tunes us out. They stop searching because there is never a right answer in their mind.

Neutral isn’t doing nothing it’s communicating:
“Yes. That was it. Stay there.”

The best horsemen don’t constantly hold, pull, kick, or micromanage. They ask clearly, reward generously, and then trust the horse to carry the responsibility until another cue is given.

In many ways, our walk with God is similar. He doesn’t constantly push us with pressure. He gives direction, and when we choose obedience, He allows us to walk in the peace of His presence rather than under continual correction.

“Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10

Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do both in horsemanship and in life is return to neutral.

The goal isn’t constant control it’s creating a horse that confidently carries the answer without being reminded every stride. The greatest reward you can give your horse isn’t more instruction it’s the peace of knowing they found the right answer.

Reminder from the horsemanship class at
Reins Of Faith - Camp For Teen Girls

No Better Cat Elsabe Hausauer

Photography credits:
📸 AA Media & Marketing Avery Munger

07/11/2026

Lots of thank yous!! Thank you to our awesome working students who created a really snazzy pool noodle jump!

And thank you to Mollie and family for making us two new beautiful benches for next tour arenas!!!

07/06/2026

We will try to be better about posting show pictures, but we have had an awesome season so far! These are all pictures from the last few Blue Goose combined tests. The professional photos are from Aubrey, thank you for being our photographer!! 😁

05/16/2026

You can always count on Chatty to hold things for you! 😂

05/01/2026

Good morning from beautiful Lina!

02/26/2026

That feeling of rolling on fresh snow!!

02/15/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️