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The history of Jeju Seong Isidore, which has already surpassed half a century, began this way.Father Patrick McGrinchie, who founded the Seong Isidore Ranch in Jeju and carried out missionary work and various social projects on the rugged land of Jeju for more than 60 years, passed away on April 23 at 6:27 p.m. On April 9, he was hospitalized at Jeju Halla Hospital for ischemic heart disease, including myocardial infarction and heart failure, and received treatment before returning to his hometown at the age of 90.

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When he earned his doctorate in agricultural economics in Germany in the 1980s, he had already been involved with the horse industry. In a 2016 interview with Horse Industry Journal, the newly appointed CEO emphasized the establishment of item-specific cooperatives, the introduction of a “quota system,” and the development of research on horse culture.Newly appointed representative Jeong Myeong-chae emphasized, “We must establish cooperatives in each region, elevate them to the level of a national federation,

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Since taking office as chairman of the Rural Hope Foundation, in partnership with the KRA, last March, he has had a special connection with the horse industry and is regarded as a key figure who can integrate our agriculture and rural areas with the horse industry. While serving as Vice President of the Korea Rural Economic Institute, he attended a forum on improving the racehorse tax system for the development of agriculture and livestock, and served as an advisor to the Korea Rural Horse Industry Association.

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Mentioning the necessity of changing the philosophy of agricultural policy and introducing an innovation system, it said, “We must emphasize the justification for government support by pointing out that farmers’ efforts to strengthen their public-interest functions require a price in return from the public,” adding that this is a time when the roles of farmers’ organizations, civic social groups, and the National Agriculture Forum are expected to be important.After reminding that the public interest function of agriculture had not yet been enshrined in the Constitution,

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Representative Jung Myung-chae said, “It has been 10 years since we launched the National Agriculture Forum with the hope that agriculture would become one in which consumers, civil society organizations, and the public can come together with shared interest and support.” He added, “Although the current state of agriculture is in crisis, agriculture is a life industry, so “we need groundbreaking policies and broad public support to revive our life industry, stabilize farm household incomes, and sustain rural communities.

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I will actively support the many concerns and opinions shared here today so that they can translate into practical and tangible results,” and urged, “Please do not hesitate to provide the Korea Racing Authority with support for the development of Jangheung County’s horse industry.”Meanwhile, the Korea Racing Authority stated that it plans to implement improvement measures including establishing a cooperative medical care system through a registration system for private veterinarians at each hub, providing clinical training for large animal veterinarians to promote emergency horse medical personnel, and expanding the installation of riding horse breeding support centers for horses, in response to difficulties such as the absence of a specialized horse veterinarian in the area of Jangheung County’s horse producers and the inconvenience of breeding support due to the long distance of Jangsu Ranch.

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On April 30, the Seoul Trainers Association and the Jockey Association decided to form an Ethics Committee and appoint its members, and on June 7 decided to establish an Ethics Committee for racehorse-related personnel and expand it to all workplaces. On June 14, a preliminary meeting was held to determine the operational direction of the Ethics Committee, and on July 8, the contents of the Ethics Agreement were finalized. The contents of the ethics agreement were drafted by the Fair Horse Racing Authority and then finalized after coordination between the two organizations.The “Agreement for the Practice of Fair Horse Racing” signed between the Seoul Trainers Association and the Jockey Association aims to strengthen mutual communication and cooperation among both organizations and their members, enhance the fairness of horse racing through active self-regulatory efforts, and thereby promote the establishment of a trustworthy horse racing culture among customers and the public.

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I will actively support the many concerns and opinions shared here today so that they can translate into practical and tangible results,” and urged, “Please do not hesitate to provide the Korea Racing Authority with support for the development of Jangheung County’s horse industry.”Meanwhile, the Korea Racing Authority stated that it plans to implement improvement measures including establishing a cooperative medical care system through a registration system for private veterinarians at each hub, providing clinical training for large animal veterinarians to promote emergency horse medical personnel, and expanding the installation of riding horse breeding support centers for horses, in response to difficulties such as the absence of a specialized horse veterinarian in the area of Jangheung County’s horse producers and the inconvenience of breeding support due to the long distance of Jangsu Ranch.

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This year, with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs designating one horse industry special zone each in Gyeongsangbuk-do (Gumi, Yeongcheon, Sangju, Gunwi, Uiseong) and Gyeonggi-do (Yongin, Hwaseong, Icheon) as the second and third horse industry special zones, the development of the horse industry in inland regions has officially begun.Jangheung County’s establishment of a close cooperative relationship with the Korea Racing Authority by signing a memorandum of understanding and holding a meeting to promote the horse industry is seen not only as an effort to foster the horse industry, which is emerging as the local government’s top priority, but also as a move with the designation of the next horse industry special zone in mind.

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This year, with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs designating one horse industry special zone each in Gyeongsangbuk-do (Gumi, Yeongcheon, Sangju, Gunwi, Uiseong) and Gyeonggi-do (Yongin, Hwaseong, Icheon) as the second and third horse industry special zones, the development of the horse industry in inland regions has officially begun.Jangheung County’s establishment of a close cooperative relationship with the Korea Racing Authority by signing a memorandum of understanding and holding a meeting to promote the horse industry is seen not only as an effort to foster the horse industry, which is emerging as the local government’s top priority, but also as a move with the designation of the next horse industry special zone in mind.

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To this end, both organizations will actively promote self-regulatory activities centered on ethics committee members to strengthen the ethical awareness of their members and workers.This year, Chairman Kim Ki-cheon, who turned 60, celebrated a double milestone. In May, the eldest son got married, followed by the expansion and relocation of the Holsmate Equestrian Club, the birth of five foals, and Gyeonggi Province being designated as the third special zone. Chairman Kim Ki-chun said, “I can only speak,” but everyone who knows understands how great his hidden efforts and contributions were before Gyeonggi Province was designated a special zone.Chairman Kim Ki-chun, who began as an equestrian, now has his interest extended throughout the horse industry.

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In addition, about 20 people attended the Korea Racing Authority, including Kim Jong-guk, Head of the Fair Management Headquarters; Kim Hak-shin, Head of the Seoul Regional Headquarters; Won Yoo-gwan, Director of the Fair Management Division; and Jang Dong-ho, Director of the Seoul Racing Headquarters.The reason the Seoul Trainers Association and the Jockey Association came to sign an ethics agreement on their own to promote fair horse racing was because, at the end of last year, the Korea Racing Authority established a Fair Management Headquarters, and in January of this year, while re-evaluating the importance of self-regulatory efforts by racehorse officials and working to activate self-regulatory functions, the Trainers Association and the Jockey Association visited each other more than ten times to share the need for self-regulatory efforts by racehorse officials to prevent racehorse-related misconduct.

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Unlike Thoroughbred, where production, training, and development are systematized, they are being put into racing at some point simply because they have reached an age.Because they come in without proper training, their expertise is lacking and accidents happen frequently.Even the horses’ running level drops. The ability is good, but the words and the deviation are also severe.Overall, the quality of the race is declining. Jeju horse racing is broadcast in Seoul and Busan, but there were also complaints from customers saying,

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This year, with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs designating one horse industry special zone each in Gyeongsangbuk-do (Gumi, Yeongcheon, Sangju, Gunwi, Uiseong) and Gyeonggi-do (Yongin, Hwaseong, Icheon) as the second and third horse industry special zones, the development of the horse industry in inland regions has officially begun.Jangheung County’s establishment of a close cooperative relationship with the Korea Racing Authority by signing a memorandum of understanding and holding a meeting to promote the horse industry is seen not only as an effort to foster the horse industry, which is emerging as the local government’s top priority, but also as a move with the designation of the next horse industry special zone in mind.

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Before the meeting began, KRA Chairman Hyun Myung-kwan said, “Jangheung County is the first local government to sign an MOU with the KRA and hold a meeting to discuss matters related to the development of the horse industry.” He added, “We look forward to hearing valuable suggestions from Jangheung County for fostering the horse industry.”At the meeting, a variety of opinions were discussed regarding the Korea Racing Authority and Jangheung County’s efforts to promote the horse industry.After the meeting, County Governor Kim Seong said, “There are many concerns about the direction of development in the horse industry, which is being promoted as a key project of Jangheung County,” adding, “The Korea Racing Authority’s proposal for the development of Jangheung County’s horse industry was a great help.” He said, “We ask for your continued interest and support for Jangheung County’s horse industry going forward.”

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Compared to baseball, which has risen to become one of Korea’s representative sports, the popularization of equestrianism may sound like a distant prospect. However, during the second edition, the audience’s enthusiastic response and attention witnessed on site convinced us that the popularization of equestrianism was not far off, and it became the driving force behind organizing “May On Eohos 2017.” Going forward, Daemyung Group intends to lead efforts to popularize equestrianism by combining the diverse cultures loved

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Since middle school facilities are used for the test, we support horseback riding experience activities as a form of mutual cooperation. We provide support for the experience program ten times during the first semester.Sungshin Women’s University provides 15 weeks of education per semester. It is said to be a popular subject, with a capacity of 20 students but a competition rate of 100 to 1. Every week, Sungshin Women’s University students come to the Korea Military Academy equestrian stadium to conduct training.

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He was taken down after being accused of defamation by the police, but I was angry that he said that to people like us, whom he had never met before, in a way that was not reasonable.Protecting the living environment and the educational environment is not a matter of ruling or opposition parties, or of progressives and conservatives. There are pastors, priests, and nuns who participate in the exercise with us, as well as the principals and teachers from the Yongsan area, but they are very conservative people.

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For now, legal harmony is still needed.Currently, an important aspect of the horse industry is the issue of use and training. There are aspects that can be handled with a riding horse, and the retired racehorses that come out every year—about 1,200 in total—also need to be well trained, but the training system has been lacking until now. In a way, I also think training was difficult, so there were parts where systematic development was not achieved. Retired racehorses that can be trained are actively being trained through the establishment of a systematic training system, and where necessary,

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If a few more people like Representative Kim Moon-young come forward, I believe our language industry can develop through constructive criticism and advice.I hope readers will also join in doing what they do best so that specialized media in the horse industry can continue to develop. I hope the Korea Racing Authority also appoints experts as members of various committees so that they can hear opinions on the direction of industry development.We started as the only specialized media outlet for the horse industry in our country,

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Some civic groups and members of the opposition committee, who have been persistently demanding the withdrawal of the reopening of the Yongsan off-track betting center, are attempting to continuously tarnish the Korea Racing Authority.On the morning of the 29th, civic groups including People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy and the Committee for the Expulsion of the Yongsan Virtual Horse Racing and Gambling Establishment held a press conference at People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy’s Areumdri Hall in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and announced plans to report to the National Tax Service over suspicions that the Korea Racing Authority is engaging in large-scale, organized tax evasion.

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Due to insufficient practical support, we faced operational difficulties and underwent restructuring, but the situation is still difficult.Since I took office, we’ve been holding general meetings in the Korea Racing Authority auditorium, eating in the company cafeteria to save costs, and turning it into a culture of getting a glimpse of my former workplace.Other alumni associations usually have a hall. Retirees gather there to eat together and play long-term Go, using it as a place for fellowship, and I hope there will be a space like this in our Masa Alumni Association as well.

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I will actively support the many concerns and opinions shared here today so that they can translate into practical and tangible results,” and urged, “Please do not hesitate to provide the Korea Racing Authority with support for the development of Jangheung County’s horse industry.”Meanwhile, the Korea Racing Authority stated that it plans to implement improvement measures including establishing a cooperative medical care system through a registration system for private veterinarians at each hub, providing clinical training for large animal veterinarians to promote emergency horse medical personnel, and expanding the installation of riding horse breeding support centers for horses, in response to difficulties such as the absence of a specialized horse veterinarian in the area of Jangheung County’s horse producers and the inconvenience of breeding support due to the long distance of Jangsu Ranch.

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Before the meeting began, KRA Chairman Hyun Myung-kwan said, “Jangheung County is the first local government to sign an MOU with the KRA and hold a meeting to discuss matters related to the development of the horse industry.” He added, “We look forward to hearing valuable suggestions from Jangheung County for fostering the horse industry.”At the meeting, a variety of opinions were discussed regarding the Korea Racing Authority and Jangheung County’s efforts to promote the horse industry.After the meeting, County Governor Kim Seong said, “There are many concerns about the direction of development in the horse industry, which is being promoted as a key project of Jangheung County,” adding, “The Korea Racing Authority’s proposal for the development of Jangheung County’s horse industry was a great help.” He said, “We ask for your continued interest and support for Jangheung County’s horse industry going forward.”

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Even though it wasn’t a part state, I think the juniors worked very hard and feel proud that, after going through Part 3 and becoming a Part 2 state, the status of Korean horse racing was elevated.What’s disappointing is that the horse racing industry itself has no connection to general society and has few related industries, so here I am an expert, but if I quit, there will be nothing left for me to do. I see it as a major problem. I hope the horse industry itself becomes firmly established.