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For example, if you buy an expensive foreign horse for $1 million, even if you compete in a horse race in Korea and win all of them, you will not be able to find the money, but there will be some people who will pay $1 million to buy them because of the competitive edge. There is no added value in prize money in Korea, so we will turn our attention to foreign countries, and if we achieve an excellent performance in international competitions, we can improve our national prestige. I think the level of domestic horse racing will also increase. The rating system is in effect right now, so we hope that you will increase the number of special races. There is also an advantage of rating through handicap racing, but there are also people and horses who suffer damage.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:30 AM
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Those that are currently in mixed races from the fourth grade should be divided into domestic and foreign races. Only then can domestic and foreign racehorse producers live and improve the quality of Korean horses. It is necessary to classify domestic and foreign horses up to the first grade, and to create an integrated mountain race where domestic and foreign horses can compete together in the first grade. In fact, in domestic 4th-grade races, foreign horses are often pushed back when they compete with horses that have won the 5th and 6th-grade races. This is because even a foreign horse with good pedigree is no better than a domestic horse with experience in racing. In addition, foreign horses have to compete with horses that have won from the fourth grade, and if they train too hard to match the competition, they may break down quickly.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:25 AM
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In particular, half-dried persimmons and iced ripe persimmons, which are made of seedless Qingdao persimmons, are receiving good responses from consumers because they are easy to eat as well as sweet taste. Unlike ordinary dried fruits, dried persimmons, which have moist jelly tissue, are attracting attention as a "well-being snack" because they retain the nutrients of persimmons, such as vitamins and flavonoids. CEO Jeong Sang-soo also obtained a patent (registration, 3 cases) for "how to make natural sugars extracted from persimmons." In particular, by processing persimmon by-products (shells), which were discarded using "syrup-making technology" certified as green technology, into "surveillance luv," it has recorded more than 6.8 billion won in sales in 2017 and is gaining the effect of killing two birds with one stone to protect the local environment.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:22 AM
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Teacher Ha Jae-heung, who is famous for his love of horses and studying assistant teacher, expressed regret over his feelings about leaving the Mabang, saying, "I can't leave my love behind." He chose "Vura," who won the Mugunghwa Cup in 1996, as the most memorable horse in his life. "Vura wanted to give up several times because she refused to enter the starting line. However, as a result of continuing her training with patience, she even won the Mugunghwa Cup," he said. "Through Vura, I learned the truth that horses pay back as much as they put their heart into it." Ha Jae-heung, an assistant teacher who recently won the Sports Chosun Cup and the Gwacheon Market Cup in 2015, said, "I didn't have an unrivaled star horse, but I always maintained the normal score. I want to be remembered as a assistant teacher who did his best, rather than the best."
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:20 AM
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This is because there is opposition from within the Seoul Horse Racing Association. The Korea Horse Racing Association, the implementation of horse racing, has also tried to integrate it, and even among those who are familiar with horse racing in Seoul, they say that integration is necessary. However, stereotyped opponents believe that when integrated, Busan horses will take away all the prize money. We need to lift the price limit on horses and maintain that stance. Only then can the quality of Korean racing be improved. Some elders say that prices should be tied again, which is wrong. Then we go back to the old days. The reason why domestic horses cannot be used in foreign languages such as Japan and Singapore is because there are fewer good horses due to price restrictions.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:20 AM
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However, on the other hand, "The public's demand for safe food and a clean environment is increasing day by day, and the new demand for rural areas of urban residents, such as experiential tourism using various resources in rural areas, is also increasing," he said. "We will support the agricultural and food industry to grow sustainably." As a representative social contribution foundation in Korea, the Let's Run Foundation is performing a public interest function in various fields and areas, including rehabilitation horseback riding, a social contribution activity using direct words, scholarship projects for college students, youth support projects for job creation, and other projects that revitalize agriculture and rural areas. Among them, talent donation activities for youth horseback riding, the future and asset of Korean horseback riding, are an area of particular attention.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:16 AM
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Wouldn't it be better to have a horse run at two places than to have the other person buy a horse and run at one racetrack? A horse with less speed but better endurance than Seoul is more likely to succeed in Busan, while a horse with better endurance is more likely to succeed in Seoul than in Busan. It is a waste and waste if the other side only has one chance to buy a horse by investing a lot of money. Let a horse run in Seoul that is not allowed in Busan, and let a horse run in Busan that is not allowed in Seoul. Only by integrating, the deficit can be reduced. Don't think of it as taking away the prize money. Through integration, the other side can also win the race in Busan by putting the horse in Busan and leaving it to an assistant teacher who manages the horse, and the other side can also put the horse in Seoul to win the race in Seoul.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:16 AM
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If Pukyong and Seoul are integrated, they will be able to help resolve the deficit to some extent and improve the competitiveness of Korean racers.In the years-long integrated Busan-Seoul race, horses from Let's Run Park Busan-Gyeongnam have been performing relatively well. The reason is largely due to this. Of course, there is an element of management system, but Busan has a longer straight line than Seoul, so endurance horses perform well, while speed horses perform well in Seoul. However, the integration can also be an opportunity for the opponents, as there are many options for the opponents who purchase and compete for the horses. Currently, except for the integrated race, the Seoul race allows their horses to compete in the Let's Run Park race, and the Busan race allows only the Let's Run Park Busan race.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:12 AM
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Attention is focusing on how Chairman Kim's leadership and drive will lead to results, with pending issues such as improving the treatment of managers and the integration of the Seoul-Busan Face-to-face Association at the end of this year. We have included the inauguration interview in a question-and-answer format. The Busan-Gyeongnam Horse Racing Association is a corporation that the first chairman of the Jinyoung Kim made difficult in 2006. At that time, the Korean Horse Racing Authority felt somewhat uncomfortable about the establishment of the Face-to-face Association, but it was made difficult due to the constant efforts of the first chairman, which allowed me to come to the 7th chairman. Former presidents did well, but I think what I need to do in the future is to integrate the face-to-face association between Busan and Seoul.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:08 AM
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My wife had no relationship with horses. I met her through an introduction, and as we went on a date and hang out together, my wife naturally became familiar with horses. I bought three horses and went on a lot of dates together, but that's what I've come to this far. I gave my children a ride on a horse date, and they were happy to see each other, and things like that continued. I am grateful to my wife.He hopes that the couple will work hard together and it will be of great help to vitalize youth horseback riding, and he also has a desire to become a role model for youth horseback riding clubs in Korea. Later on, he wants to open a chain store named after our horseback riding club. He will do so passionately as he is called a "young blood" in the horse industry. Choi Tae-hoon, CEO of Yongin Pony Club, expressed his aspiration to open a chain store named after his horseback riding club.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:05 AM
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Our horse-riding course does not even receive student horse-riding support, but it is operating well. It is because I played hard. What I felt in the field is that it is an area that has enough potential if I work hard. I started the business with three horses at the beginning, but now it is 23, including medium-sized horses. It explains the process of growing from the beginning to the present. We really ran with our bodies. There were times when it was 50,000 won a day, and there were times when it rained and ruined it. He said he was happy at the same time, even though he burned a lot, 500,000 won was spent. The reason he started like that was because he is now recognized for his efforts, certified as a sixth industry, and helped by the government, it is becoming stable.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 12:59 AM
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There are calls from schools for the disabled asking if they can ride rehabilitation horses, and inquiries about whether they can ride experience horseback riding at vocational schools. I also got a call from Seoul, which is more than 60 kilometers away, and although it was embarrassing because it was far away, I went out more in terms of social contribution than profit. Profit is important, but I think there is a great need for horse-riding companies to lower the wall of awareness of horse-riding and make efforts to reach the public. The most urgent priority is to popularize horse-riding. This is because if horse-riding is familiar to the public, many people will visit the horse-riding site, which is directly linked to the income of the horse-riding site. Structural changes are needed so that horse-riding can be easily spread.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 12:56 AM
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In addition, a family experience center has been established near the Cheongdo Gamwine Tunnel, a representative tourism resource in Cheongdo, to run persimmon picking, persimmon dyeing, and dried persimmon making experiences. The number of visitors has increased every year, with more than 45,000 visitors in 2017, making great achievements in raising awareness of persimmon processed products. Nature Farm Co., Ltd., purchases 1,250 tons of agricultural products annually through contract cultivation with local farmers. By receiving excellent raw materials with low-carbon agricultural and livestock product certification and excellent management certification, it produces high-quality persimmon processing products such as persimmon marlin, half-dried fish, and ice saury to revitalize the local economy.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 12:55 AM
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It was 2014, and I think it was helpful as it coincided with the time when the pony opened. It seems that he has accumulated his eyes on horses, how to manage their specifications, and know-how to produce them. Thanks to my parents' involvement in the livestock field since childhood, it was very helpful to see and grow a lot, and I raised and sold horses myself. Soon after, they gave birth to babies. So far, he has 10 Ising babies. We produce more than three animals every year. Among them, there are wormbloods and Hallama breeding, and there are various kinds such as shutland ponies and miniatures. Pony produces and sells a lot like an experience farm. The one that was born by crossing Hallama and Warmblood is really good, so we don't sell it. I'm not willing to sell it because it's a very nice horse. Hallama is being sold a lot at the horse riding center.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 12:53 AM
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I think this is the only thing for a stable horse industry. If this business goes well, many people can ride horses at an affordable price. Based on the knowledge I have learned, I have hunted down Thoroughbreds on farms and horseback riding courses, and then tried riding a beginner horse, but so far, there has been no particularly dangerous situation or appearance. Sometimes, the horse does not comply with what it wants. I think that the rest of the education will be sufficient to supplement it. From the standpoint of running a horse race, the cost aspect cannot be considered at all. In fact, I am studying because of those advantages. A horse lives for 30 years and racehorses usually retire at the age of 2 to 3. It's a pity in every aspect that the rest of your life is long and you can't use it. If the education for the conversion of riders to Gyeongju veterans is well established, it will have a positive effect on the horse industry as a whole.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 12:52 AM
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He seems to communicate and communicate comfortably because he is a young businessman and close to his parents. While I was thinking about what to do before graduating from college, I thought about the 'children's horse riding business using pony'. Since I was young, my father has no qualms about raising animals because he runs a farm where livestock such as deer, pigs, and goats are raised, and the horseback riding I learned as an elective in college became a connection. The horse-riding instructor praised me when I saw that I learned horse-riding the same way, but I learned it faster than other friends. And at the time of the third season, the instructor even told me that he would like to help me work in the horse-riding field. While preparing for the university graduation presentation,
Friday, January 02 2026 - 12:50 AM
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His belief that he could immerse himself in one area of horse racing for 45 years is the importance of fans and racehorses. "When I started teaching, I thought, 'The true owner of horse racing is for horse racing fans and racers,' and it is still the same today. I have worked with the mindset that I have to take good care of the owners." At the award ceremony, Ha Jae-heung said, "It was not easy to be selected because of strict conditions for an honorary assistant teacher. It is an honor. I expect more honorable assistants as there are many great juniors. I have already retired, but I will do my best to help the development of Korean racing," he said.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 12:47 AM
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As we received a meaningful award, I will understand it with the sound of working harder, and I will work hard in my position to develop the horse industry. First of all, we receive a lot of educational inquiries from nearby kindergartens and schools. General customers who first visited our horse riding club felt great satisfaction with the program and spread a lot of word of mouth. When word of mouth went viral among parents, inquiries were made one after another, and when demands for horse riding programs were gathered at a certain scale, kindergartens or schools led to group inquiries. In addition, it played a role in promoting not only through word of mouth, but also through SNS and parenting communities. It seems that useful information related to childcare and education was indirectly promoted because there was a culture shared among parents.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 12:40 AM
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We have resolved the conflict over the agricultural industry. The issue of refunding preferential rice payments made in 2016 could be resolved smoothly by constantly talking with farmers' organizations. The issue of over-the-counter sales centers in Yongsan and Daejeon, which had been in sharp conflict with the local community for a long time, was also decided to relocate through social compromise. There was also a crisis situation. When red fire ants were found, emergency quarantine measures were taken to resolve the situation early. When an insecticide egg incident occurred, all farms were banned from being shipped immediately after detection, and all nonconforming eggs were discarded by conducting a full inspection. Along with this, we pushed for system improvement to prevent recurrence.
Thursday, January 01 2026 - 09:21 AM
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First of all, we considered stabilizing rice prices as the first step in restoring trust in the agricultural government, and through close communication with farmers' organizations and relevant ministries, we decided on measures to isolate 720,000 tons of rice from the market, the largest volume in history. Thanks to this, rice prices, which remained at the level of 20 years ago, exceeded 150,000 won right after the announcement of the measures, and are continuously on the rise so far. The purchase price of public reserve rice and market quarantine grains from 2017 has also increased by 19% year-on-year, and the purchase price of 52,570 won per 40 kg bag of rice has been completed by the end of the last year. In addition, we have completed the domestic procedures for joining the Food Aid Agreement
Thursday, January 01 2026 - 09:17 AM
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Second, we will manage the risk of national disaster-type livestock diseases and high-risk plant diseases through better livestock quarantine, plant pest prediction, and control. The horse industry is attracting more attention as a high value-added industry and is in the spotlight as a blue ocean for job creation due to the acceleration of market opening in line with policy changes. It is no exaggeration to say that the horse industry has been a field of very high data importance since the past, and it is science itself. In line with the era of the 4th industrial revolution, there is an endless possibility of developing various contents and sophisticated data by utilizing artificial intelligence and big data. Amid this trend, in 2018, as the "2nd Five-Year Comprehensive Plan for Promotion of Horse Industry" was implemented and the "3rd Comprehensive Plan for Sound Development of Speculative Industries" was finalized, it is believed that there were many big and small changes in the horse industry.
Thursday, January 01 2026 - 09:16 AM
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Horse industry officials who are striving to foster the horse industry all over the country! We wish you and your family a blessed year for the horse industry to grow more prosperous on the occasion of the Year of the Golden Pig. Happy New Year! Our respected farmers! The officials and officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs! And the people who take care of our agriculture and rural areas! 2019, the new year has come. This year is called the Year of the Golden Pig, which symbolizes abundance and good luck. We wish you and your family full of hope and happiness for the new year.Last year, it was a series of moments that I could not relax for a moment, ranging from the abnormal low temperature in spring to the unprecedented heat wave and drought. I would like to express my gratitude to farmers for their hard work in producing food that will enrich the people's table despite difficulties.
Thursday, January 01 2026 - 09:13 AM
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To improve the quality of animal drugs, we will provide customer-satisfying administrative services by handling civil complaints fairly and quickly, and strengthen the competitiveness of animal pharmacists' work by enhancing differential quality control through selection and concentration. In addition, to promote the distribution of high-quality and ethical livestock products, we will expand the certification of welfare farms to implement an animal welfare certification system that consumers trust and animals are happy, and review the establishment of a special judicial police to strengthen animal protection functions and revitalize the animal registration system, while strengthening cooperation with related organizations such as local governments to implement One Welfare together with the welfare of animals and people.
Thursday, January 01 2026 - 09:12 AM
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Second, we will manage the risk of national disaster-type livestock diseases and high-risk plant diseases through better livestock quarantine, plant pest prediction, and control. The horse industry is attracting more attention as a high value-added industry and is in the spotlight as a blue ocean for job creation due to the acceleration of market opening in line with policy changes. It is no exaggeration to say that the horse industry has been a field of very high data importance since the past, and it is science itself. In line with the era of the 4th industrial revolution, there is an endless possibility of developing various contents and sophisticated data by utilizing artificial intelligence and big data. Amid this trend, in 2018, as the "2nd Five-Year Comprehensive Plan for Promotion of Horse Industry" was implemented and the "3rd Comprehensive Plan for Sound Development of Speculative Industries" was finalized, it is believed that there were many big and small changes in the horse industry.
Thursday, January 01 2026 - 09:09 AM
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For high-risk reproductive plants, we will come up with measures to allow imports after lowering the risk of pests in the other country, and we will reevaluate the risk of imported plants by inflow route and item, and we will promote efficient quarantine by strengthening management of items with high risk of pests. In addition, in order to strengthen the safety management of livestock products in the production stage, we will expand the verification of livestock safety management certification standards for farms, slaughterhouses, and milk farms to ensure their internal stability, and further strengthen the management of distribution history for pork in addition to imported beef.In connection with the pesticide egg scandal, which has become a social issue, we will strengthen the management and supervision authority of the Korea Food Safety and Management Certification Institute and emergency inspections of HACCP-certified farms by revising related laws to improve the overall business process
Thursday, January 01 2026 - 09:06 AM