La Bona Vivo LLC

La Bona Vivo LLC La Bona Vivo ~ The Good Life

Lessons - Boarding - Horse Showing

Congratulations to Sofia Azzarello and family on your lease of Elfie! The LBV family is so excited for you 💜🥳🎉
03/01/2025

Congratulations to Sofia Azzarello and family on your lease of Elfie! The LBV family is so excited for you 💜🥳🎉

Congratulations to these 5 riders for working so hard all season to qualify for regionals this weekend! Good luck girls ...
02/20/2025

Congratulations to these 5 riders for working so hard all season to qualify for regionals this weekend! Good luck girls 🍀🏆🏅

Merry Christmas Bona Vivo family ❤️🎄💚
12/25/2024

Merry Christmas Bona Vivo family ❤️🎄💚

12/16/2024

What does it really mean to "let them go on a good day?"

It means it will be your hardest day. It won't matter if you've never done it before, or if you're gifted a dozen good days, each good day is always the hardest one.

It means they won't know what the fuss is about, why they're getting so many treats and extra belly scratches and hugs.

It means you will second guess your decision right up to the very last moment, the very last breath. You'll second guess yourself afterwards.

They'll knicker at you when you arrive, just like any other day.

The weather, perfect. They are content. They look sound today. They are breathing well, eating well, they get up easily enough from a nap in the sun....the list goes on. Whatever issue they struggle with, today they aren't.

Today you euthanize them.

This is what going on a good day means: sending them out while they are happy, while they are healthy, while they are eating well, walking well, etc. You make the choice to do it before an emergency takes the choice away from you, before your horse has to experience any more trauma or pain.

Their last memory will be filled with love.

It'll rip your heart out every time.

We can see the patterns and the increasing trends. We can predict it a little. We can obsess over the past and worry about the future.

Fortunately, horses, all animals, live in the moment. They don't worry about those things. They aren't worried about winter. They aren't worried about July, or allergies, or progressive diseases like cushings or dsld. They don't think about the close calls they've had before, and they certainly aren't thinking about the close calls that are destined to come, as their body continues to age and break down. They just are. They are happy and healthy, or fearful and in pain, on that day, in that moment.

It is the most difficult, most loving gift we are blessed to be able to give.

And that first ice storm will come, that first deep snow, that first heat wave....and you will find a little relief, no longer doubting the choice you made.

They were happy, and safe, and loved. That is all that matters.

It is never easy. ~Kelly Meister, author

Our IEA team had a great weekend at Bergen last week! Congratulations to all riders for lots of great rides, Regionals q...
11/23/2024

Our IEA team had a great weekend at Bergen last week! Congratulations to all riders for lots of great rides, Regionals qualification, Aislinn winning the Leading Rider Award, and Secret earning the Best Horse Award 💞

Looking forward to another weekend of showing with this team! 🕺🎉🤗
11/15/2024

Looking forward to another weekend of showing with this team! 🕺🎉🤗

Happy birthday week to our favorite person! I am forever grateful for you, we love you! 🎉🕺💜
10/27/2024

Happy birthday week to our favorite person! I am forever grateful for you, we love you! 🎉🕺💜

Good night ponies ✨💤
10/11/2024

Good night ponies ✨💤

So proud of these kids 💙 The Brunhammer family’s “Noblesse Flush Z” champion in the USHJA hopeful hunters her second tim...
09/30/2024

So proud of these kids 💙 The Brunhammer family’s “Noblesse Flush Z” champion in the USHJA hopeful hunters her second time out with Joy Brunhammer and solid trips in the USHJA schooling hunters to take home good placings with Aislinn Howell. Beautiful riding and teamwork girls ✨🥇

Congratulations to the Brunhammer family on the purchase of Noblesse Flush Z, or “Priscilla”! We are so excited for your...
09/07/2024

Congratulations to the Brunhammer family on the purchase of Noblesse Flush Z, or “Priscilla”! We are so excited for your new addition and can’t wait to watch you shine in the show ring ✨💜

MLW Silva Sam and Sofia Azzarello with 3 clear rounds in the cross rail jumpers at Lotus! So proud of how much this pony...
08/09/2024

MLW Silva Sam and Sofia Azzarello with 3 clear rounds in the cross rail jumpers at Lotus! So proud of how much this pony has progressed in the few months he has been with us 💜

Lincoln being best sport today for the pony campers to learn parts of the horse on 💜
08/06/2024

Lincoln being best sport today for the pony campers to learn parts of the horse on 💜

Let’s get back to business 💪
08/03/2024

Let’s get back to business 💪

Such a fun group of kiddos, ponies and families 💜
08/01/2024

Such a fun group of kiddos, ponies and families 💜

First summer camp week was a success! Looking forward to a full pony camp filled summer ✨✨
07/09/2024

First summer camp week was a success! Looking forward to a full pony camp filled summer ✨✨

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Long Valley, NJ
07853

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Join Bona Vivo for Pony Camp 2025! We have 4 weeks offered this year, 2 of which have the option of horse showing at the end of the week! Please reach out to Julia with any questions- (207) 692-3340. #ponycamp #summercamp #longvalleynj #longvalleynjcommunity

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