Since 2021, Lim Nakrin and her family have operated Joyous Acresrescue farm in Milton, realizing her mother Teresita King’s longstanding desire of operating a horse rescue.
Lim Nakrin relocated to Atlanta at that time in order to work in TV news. Her family decided that Boston wasn’t a good location for the farm, therefore they had been based there.
According to the rescue website, our mission is to provide the finest care possible for the animals entrusted to our care so they can lead happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives.
There are nine horses, dogs, cats, and Humphrey the pig on the property.
The backgrounds of the horses at Joyous Acres are diverse. On the racetrack, Berries, one of the four race horses, broke her leg. A broken leg is frequently fatal for race horses.
According to Nakrin, another horse, Onaqui, a half-blind Mustang, was saved from such a negligent situation that his ribs were exposed and his pasture companions starved to death. Photos taken when he first came at Joyous Acres hardly show him at all. An Amish workhorse named Geronimo was about to be killed because of an ailment that prevented him from pulling carts and plows.
Every year, thousands of horses, including former racing thoroughbreds, are put to death. However, some people are spared this fate because to rescues like Joyous Acres.
According to Lim Nakrin, it seems as though they are quite appreciative that we gave them another chance. And they have our sincere gratitude.
Lim Nakrin argues that patience is essential. Horses can occasionally be frightened of people, but Lim Nakrin tries to calm them down and even teaches them skills.
They will be able to foster even more horses thanks to a recent cooperation with a Thoroughbred adoption organization in New Jersey. Humphrey and their first horse, Bella, from Save the Horses in Cumming and Second Call Thoroughbred Adoption & Placement are among the many animals that Joyous Acres has adopted.
The animals are not the only ones who profit. Taking care of the animals has benefited Lim Nakrin and her family personally.
According to King, they provide us a great deal of sanity.
Lim Nakrin works as an anchor for Atlanta News First in addition to her responsibilities at the rescue, which leads to a hectic schedule and occasionally lengthy days.
She claimed that although it takes a lot of labor, the rewards are very worthwhile. I seem to be around all the time.
Teaching an old horse new tricks
Finding out how a horse’s life may entirely change has been one of the most fulfilling parts of the rescue for Lim Nakrin. Honor, the first former racing thoroughbred that Joyous Acres adopted and went on to become an award-winning jumper, is among the most obvious instances.
In addition to being short, Honor’s breed makes him unsuitable for jumping competitions. On the local circuit of the Georgia Hunter Jumper Association, Buthe and Joy are now placed first in the 3-foot Adult Hunter division. In addition, he was named the nation’s top Thoroughbred Hunter by the 2024 Thoroughbred Incentive Program rankings and the 2023 and 2024 GHJA Thoroughbred Hunter of the Year.
Although his adoption fee was lower than that of the majority of his rival saddles, Honor continues to win. According to Lim Nakrin, all of the horses at Joyous Acres were actually adopted for $2,500 or less.
Even if Honor isn’t your usual show horse or recreational riding companion, Lim Nakrin hopes that her tale will encourage others to adopt former race horses and give them a second opportunity. In order to encourage more riders to recycle race horses, she hopes that Joyous Acres will donate a new annual trophy to GHJA for all future Thoroughbred Hunter Year End Champions.
Lim Nakrin believes that Joyous Acres will be able to assist more foster children in finding forever homes and continue to promote second-chance adoptions in the future.
Before discounting these rescues as being less valuable than horses they might purchase from breeders or other sources, we hope to encourage other equestrian enthusiasts to think about adopting them, said Lim Nakrin. We wish to demonstrate that rescued horses can be devoted companions, trail partners, compassionate therapy horses, and champion competition horses.
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