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For example, all the things that would have been easy to do if the horse-riding auction had been held at Jangsu Ranch, which was equipped with auction facilities, were all things to be noted here. From the installation of horse-riding and temporary horse-riding to the management of the horses' movements. Still, I think it is a great harvest that such a large horse race was installed inside the fair for the first time in Korea, and various performances ranging from horse-riding gymnastics to dressage shows were held and received great response. There were difficulties, but in the end, I was able to hold the fair well because of your cooperation. In Korea, there has never been such a large indoor horse race inside the exhibition hall. Since there is little experience in holding horse-related events in Korea,
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 08:07 AM
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Many events have been held mainly in Gwacheon, but I think we should go in that direction if we can hold them in other regions. However, it is necessary to select the exhibition area in the future by examining and considering the improvements made through this fair. The horse industry has a single field and has been thinking a lot about how to decorate the horse industry fair, a big event. We tried to make sure that events and projects that differ in timing and place could be held at KINTEX in the second week of October. It was to create as much synergy as possible for the fair. However, it was not easy to combine several independent events. As each situation is different, there were so many things to pay attention to from schedule adjustment to movement management.
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 08:04 AM
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Therefore, the intention was that this time it should be an "industry-oriented fair." I thought about how it would help participating companies' businesses and what it would support them. In addition, it was expected that information sharing among participating companies would help develop the horse industry on its own. Therefore, I prepared this fair thinking that it should be regarded as an fair attended by companies related to the horse industry. In addition, it was also intended to introduce cultural contents related to horses. It was judged that the cultural industry is an industry and that it would be more meaningful and successful if there are various things to see and enjoy rather than a simple industrial exhibition. There was also a message from the chairman, Si Sung-kwan, that it would be better to reinforce the contents of horse culture.
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 08:01 AM
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The first and foremost part is to join hands and build strength through dialogue and communication. Until now, the reason why horse racing society has been able to talk to us from the standpoint of Gap was that there was a division among related organizations and a division within the mutual aid association. The assistant teacher, the rider, the manager, and the producer association should all speak together. In other words, we will be together with the idea that we are on the same boat with related organizations. We must respond to the horse racing society through symbiosis, conversation, and consultation. In fact, I hope that the position of the president of the mutual aid association will also be divided in the future. When the primary is held, it will eventually be separated from each other. As it happens every time, it seems that the disadvantage is that we have not been able to become one. If we speak with one voice, I think we will be able to cheer up enough.
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 07:46 AM
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The first and foremost part is to join hands and build strength through dialogue and communication. Until now, the reason why horse racing society has been able to talk to us from the standpoint of Gap was that there was a division among related organizations and a division within the mutual aid association. The assistant teacher, the rider, the manager, and the producer association should all speak together. In other words, we will be together with the idea that we are on the same boat with related organizations. We must respond to the horse racing society through symbiosis, conversation, and consultation. In fact, I hope that the position of the president of the mutual aid association will also be divided in the future. When the primary is held, it will eventually be separated from each other. As it happens every time, it seems that the disadvantage is that we have not been able to become one. If we speak with one voice, I think we will be able to cheer up enough.
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 07:43 AM
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Companies that participated in the industrial fair should be the center, but if it is held inside, there may be cases of interference. The fair itself could have been seen as part of an event held at a racetrack. There was also a concern that the main visitors would be fixed as those who visited Let's Run Park Seoul to enjoy horse racing rather than the general public. Also, Let's Run Park Seoul must install the facilities on outdoor sites, not on specialized exhibition facilities. As such, it is inferior in terms of exhibition infrastructure. After thinking about which measures could help promote horse industry-related companies, he came to Ilsan KINTEX thinking that it would be of great help if he used specialized exhibition facilities. The first fair in 2010 had to be satisfied as the first fair held for the first time due to the short preparation period,
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 07:41 AM
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Hyun said, "To describe horse racing innovation, it is 'openness, competition, and market expansion'. The purpose of the project is to use the current crisis as an opportunity for blessing in disguise by enhancing the quality and value of horse racing products. The Korea Racing Authority said it will continue to communicate and consult with related organizations through the 'Overcoming the Crisis of the Horse Racing Industry' through principles and patience until the day when the 'Misaeng' innovation (proposal) is 'completely'." In particular, he emphasized, "The road that no one has gone, but someone has to go, the second leap forward for Korean horse racing that we all make together! I believe that the courageous innovation of all now will bring about a bright future for Korean horse racing."
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 07:39 AM
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In a broad sense, there are three reasons. The fact that it is a rare international youth competition, that pony auctions are held together, and that private horse racing grounds are the center of the horse industry special zone played a major role. It was notable that international youth competitions are not common and that pony auctions are held together. The reason why the foundation of the Korean horse industry is weak is that most of the horses are imported, and I thought that the opening of the pony auction was meaningful because it is a process in which the foundation for production and trade is being established. In addition, private horse racing grounds must be activated in order to expand the base of the horse industry, and it was considered a lot that such events will be held in Icheon, a special horse industry zone.
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 07:34 AM
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There is a place called Seongho Reservoir in Icheon City. I plan to contain everything for horses around this reservoir. It will focus various horse industry-related businesses from horse riding grounds to horse riding schools, horse-riding residence hotels, and horse saddle-making companies. It will create many horse-producing and breeding farms to generate income and make them a center of popularization of horses with everything about horses. Even now, horseback riding is common to be considered an aristocratic sport. It is not easy to ride a horse unless you have some money. That's why it is starting with youth horse riding. In particular, with the Pony Bell on it, the youth are making it easier for them to live their horses and popularize them. For example, Icheon City invested 240 million won for youth horse-riding groups,
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 07:26 AM
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Personally, my dream was to create a permanent horse racing market. I also designed a marketplace where the whole family could come and ride horses, watch shows, and buy supplies on weekends by making a horse racing park nearby. It was intended to host the event in Yeonggwang, Jeollanam-do, and recently, a local government in the metropolitan area showed interest and is pushing for it. Even in Korea, where the FTA began in earnest, the income of cattle and pigs is gradually decreasing. The government also encourages horses, but it is in the early stages. Management is still difficult at sites such as horse racing and ranches, and there is no sales channel. However, I think the possibility of development is endless. In order for the horse industry to develop, it must focus on research and development. In addition,
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 07:19 AM
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Therefore, there are growing calls for inducing autonomous sound measures considering specificity rather than uniform application of the electronic card system. Hyun said in a statement, "Korea Racing Authority, which boasts a 93-year history, has faced unprecedented regulatory pressure such as no expansion of over-the-counter sales offices and full implementation of electronic cards at a time when customers have plummeted 42 percent over the past decade and sales are at a red light."To overcome this crisis, the Korean Racing Authority said it focused on normalizing abnormalities by conducting internal renovations over the past year, reducing employee welfare benefits to a level that the public understands, introducing top-down draft personnel to strengthen competition, and judging that "racing innovation" is necessary due to desperate reflection on horse racing products that are being neglected after bone-cutting self-reflection.
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 07:15 AM
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When the Chilgok plant is completed, it is expected that it will meet the demand for Gyeongju's retirement horses in Let's Run Park Busan and Gyeongnam and Yeongcheon. Since it is a company specializing in waste disposal, we need to establish a system and foundation to handle even dead horses. I think it is most urgent to turn horses into resources. There is no way to dispose of them, let alone support them, so they call a forklift and secretly bury them in the ground. It is because there is a company that handles cattle and pigs, but it is expensive, and there is no basis for handling horses. When I cut it, the meat usually weighs 180 kg, but the feed factory says it cannot pay more than 4,000 won per kilo. It is 500,000 won per two including transportation costs, but it is said to be expensive at the horse riding site. We will try to reduce the price to the 300,000 won mark as much as possible.
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 07:14 AM
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Against this backdrop, the full adoption of electronic cards by the Audit Committee is not only an excessive regulation on legal businesses but can also be a serious factor in encouraging the expansion of the illegal gambling market. Controversy is also brewing over infringement of user rights and consumer rights."According to the electronic card implementation plan, sensitive biometric information called the user's designated vein (finger tip vein) will be collected, which can lead to concerns about personal information exposure and avoidance of users who recognize it as fingerprinting," a related industry official said. "Although the government said it is trying to cultivate the underground economy, the illegal gambling market is increasing tremendously, and social problems such as tax revenue leakage and gambling addiction are becoming serious," he said. "It is not right to regulate only the law, leaving out the illegality."
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 07:13 AM
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The inspection committee's full implementation of electronic cards is a legal system that requires users to charge the amount of money on the card with personal information when using all legal gambling industries, including horse racing, bicycle racing, racetracks, casinos, and lottery tickets for professional sports. When electronic cards are introduced, users of the gambling industry have to charge cash and bet after receiving the card, not the current cash purchase method, which requires them to recognize their fingers (designated veins) in the process of issuing the card.In particular, the recommendation being pursued by the Audit and Inspection Committee this time calls for expanding the implementation of electronic cards to 20% of over-the-counter sales offices this year based on the full implementation of electronic cards in 2018, reducing the cash bet to 30,000 won next year and lowering the cash bet to 10,000 won in 2017.
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 07:10 AM
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While exploring various ways to tackle the problem, the "Diversification of Use of Retired Horse" project has been launched. Meanwhile, Holstown (CEO Kim Moo-young) is headquartered in Paju, Gyeonggi Province and is preparing to set up an office in Chilgok, North Gyeongsang Province, to specialize in disposing of retired horses and all horses. This reporter interviewed Kim Moo-young, the CEO of Holstown, in Paju, Gyeonggi Province on Oct. 27. The company specializes in disposing of retired horses and abandoned horses, which was selected by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korea Racing Authority as a "project to support diversification of use of retired horses." It is currently operating a plant in Chilgok. It plans to start operation in earnest next year. It will also push for the establishment of a farming company.
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 07:08 AM
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However, for now, I am not sure what I can do and how I can help. For trainers, I believe they need to acquire advanced training skills in the future. Instead of sticking to the old skills learned from their seniors, I believe that new technologies must be learned by inviting instructors from horse society or trainer associations to become an advanced horse country that is second to none in the world. It has been several years since the law was announced, but there seems to be not much that can be done because the law has not been completed. I believe that the development of the horse industry will accelerate only when the unfinished law is completed as soon as possible rather than left as it is. The Korean Horse Association is a public enterprise, and I think privatization should be done.
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 07:06 AM
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Since we met each other, I have met horses. One of my high school classmates, a friend whose wife's family runs a racehorse production ranch on Jeju Island, told me that they were recruiting horses at Let's Run Park Pukyong one day. The friend said, "You are qualified, so apply for it," so we met each other without knowing what it is. That's how the relationship began, and in February this year, I majored in horse genetics in graduate school and earned my master's degree. I run a Jemagi Technology Institute in Changwon, and I am building a tentatively named Marand racehorse recreation facility, a horse riding course, and a tourist farm in Ibanseong-myeon, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, with the goal of completing it next spring. Horses should be my everything. I've been ripped off a lot for leaving the existing business to my wife
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 07:00 AM
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Under the current Korean horse racing system, the two horses have little to do with each other. The two horses cannot be trained at the same time. Now, the two horses are being trained by the assistant or the trainer, but I believe that the two horses should be trained at their ranch or training center in the future, just like in foreign countries.Additionally, I believe that the master must understand the characteristics of his horse so that he can choose the right assistant and trainer. For instance, consider entrusting the assistant teacher, who prefers good deeds and precocious horses, with Mansukhyeong and bottom-drawing horses. Even a famous horse will be treated as a foul horse. The difference in status between the master and the trainer is, in short, the difference between A and B, since the master must entrust the trainer with the training of the horse.
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 06:53 AM
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From the beginning of the opening of Let's Run Park in Busan and South Gyeongsang Province, I started working as a horse-related person and formed a connection with horses. I knew that the horse-related qualification system would be implemented by the Horse Industry Promotion Act, so I tried from the first inning, but I failed each time. Actually, I was going to give up the test this time. At the end, I was embarrassed that I failed every time, and the horse racing officials asked me why I was taking the trainer test. They said that even though it was a written test, it was never allowed in practical practice. However, Teacher Kwon Seung-joo, who studied with me, asked me why I should give up when I was eligible for the second practical test this time, so I applied for it on the last day of application and took the test.
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 06:49 AM
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Another way is to try various methods to accomplish it rather than fight recklessly. In the past, when I served as the chairman of the Construction Association, there was a similar situation to the present. If we had a horse society, we had the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. In order to promote the work, we had to go through the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport unconditionally, but there were often cases where opinions were not carried out. As the president of the association at the time, I made appropriate connections with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and various other relevant ministries, including the National Assembly, to promote it. Even if the issue was blocked on one side, a breakthrough was seen from other ministries, and this was eventually resolved by properly combining it.
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 06:45 AM
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It helps a lot emotionally, too. I want people to heal with horses and gain consideration for life and a lot of enlightenment in the activities with horses. To do that, I want to strive for the welfare of horses. I want to study more fields, experience and experience more in practice, and continue to develop myself, rather than being stopped. I want to become a leader who has a consistent good influence in the horse industry. To this end, I am preparing to transfer to Jeju National University's physical education field. I am also thinking of going to graduate school. I want to work in teaching and research. Just as I am familiar with the use and precautions of a product when I buy a product, I hope that the days will come when Koreans will be familiar with the habits and behaviors of horses and approach them more friendly and safe.
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 06:44 AM
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I think this experience is a strength that is second to none. Based on this experience, we will try to create a face-to-face association. I think it fell to the ground incomparably with other countries. What is really important is to find the rights and status of our face. The government seems to think that the face-to-face purchasing a horse in the horse racing industry is simply a hobby. It may be because they have their day job and live opposite each other. They do not listen to the voices of the face-to-face. Aren't you aware of the situation where the deficit is increasing day by day? As I kept trying to pick faces without preparing a way to solve this problem, I ended up falling short this year. The crisis of face-to-face will directly lead to the crisis of horse racing. It is something that should no longer be sitting idly by.
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 06:43 AM
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As soon as he took the reins, he was surprised at what he was surprised by and was taken to a hospital after being hit in the abdomen by the horse's back foot while holding the lead strap. The diagnosis revealed that his pancreas was damaged. Fortunately, he did not need surgery. Instead, he underwent medication for a month and was hospitalized. After the accident, people around him reportedly felt puzzled to see me ask how the horse was doing. After the incident, he became more concerned about his safety. He looks back on dangerous behaviors he unconsciously performed, and emphasizes the importance of safety to his juniors every time. At that time, the horseriding rink covered all expenses incurred at the hospital. I would like to express my gratitude to the chairman, representative,
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 06:42 AM
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According to a survey conducted by the Audit and Inspection Committee, the size of illegal gambling, which reached 53 trillion won in 2008, surged to 75 trillion won in four years due to excessive regulations on legal businesses such as the total sales system, restrictions on the number of business sites, adjustment of the purchase cap, and prohibition of online sales. If electronic cards are fully introduced and regulations on legal businesses are strengthened, the size of illegal gambling in 2018 is expected to increase out of control due to the balloon effect. In fact, according to the "Research Service on the Effect of Introducing Electronic Cards for Voting Rights" conducted by the Korea Institute of Public Administration in December 2013, 38.44% of the respondents said they would use illegal gambling sites when introducing electronic cards.
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 06:39 AM
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Lastly, I am proud of the excellent lecture by Professor Dong-hoon Lee, who has been a solid theory in the course of daily sports leaders. Our school has warm blood necessary for preparing for certification practice, an indoor racetrack where you can prepare without a hitch, and rehabilitation horse riding where you can exercise at any time. Students experience and conduct the positions of volunteers, leaders, and leaders in rehabilitation horseback riding, while also teaching assistant instructors for general experience horse riding. Another pride is the environment in which you can sharpen your practical skills and prepare for certification before going out to society. This happened when I went to the horse riding course during the summer vacation of the first year. There was a case where I was seriously injured due to my carelessness.
Wednesday, February 11 2026 - 06:38 AM