Guestbook

TEST008

Nevertheless, the underlying vulnerability is weak, as employment demand is still not high. Although they have become competitive and completed sufficient training, more than 500 graduates from the horse industry enter the job market each year nationwide, making it difficult to find employment. In preparation for this, I am getting ready in advance for working overseas.In advanced countries such as Germany, France, Japan, and the United States, the horse industry is also regarded as part of agriculture, so in fact, there is a shortage of young workers. Taking these points into consideration, we plan to dispatch it to an overseas market. I hope that after graduating, the students will learn the technology of advanced horse industry countries and spread it domestically. It is not just simple livestock technology.

test008

At the time, the Korea Racing Authority felt somewhat uncomfortable about the establishment of the Korea Owners’ Association, so cooperation was not very strong, but thanks to the tireless efforts of the founding president, it was barely made, and because of that, I was able to become its seventh president. The past presidents did a good job, but I believe what I need to do going forward is to unify the Busan and Seoul counterpart associations.Above all, the integration of the Majoo region is the top priority.

test008

In Korea, the horses used by the athletes vary in price, and the athletes also go to the United States or Europe to receive individual training. However, most Japanese athletes are active within Japan, and they compete while working at riding clubs with just a horse. In my opinion, the level of Korean is higher than that of Japan.Seri-machi, a trainer and expert in taming and training retired racehorses, said that taming a horse is not like a mathematical formula. Just as no novel contains only one interpretation,

test008

Since Korea and the Middle East will bring good words and do their best, I think it will be difficult for Japan to win a gold medal.The jockey for the dressage has not yet been decided. I think a team of the same caliber as the 2014 Incheon Asian Games might be formed. It looks like Korea and India will be competing for the gold medal, and Japan will seem likely to be contesting for the bronze medal with China. I heard that China is making huge investments in dressage recently. It is said that they brought in a great jousting horse from Europe.

test008

First of all, there is no such educational material. Various horse experts each have different know-how, and they are taming and training them in their own ways. I think there isn’t a separate right answer when it comes to education. Since everyone has different speaking styles, a one-size-fits-all manual is meaningless. For example, while some horses are insensitive to response, there are sensitive ones, and if some horses naturally have their heads positioned higher, there are also some with them positioned lower.

TEST008

We met Dean Kim Byung-sun in person on the afternoon of February 2nd at the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Mass Studies at Jeju Halla University and conducted an interview.While at the Korea Racing Authority, I focused solely on managing horse racing products, but after coming down to Jeju and teaching students, I have come to see the horse industry’s origins in production, development, and training, and I am working even harder to promote the growth of related industries. Our country’s horse industry still has weak foundational aspects such as capital strength and workforce quality, and in particular, demand generation is weak.It is necessary to break away from the traditional methods that have been upheld for generations, adopt a new perspective, and introduce new approaches. The existing method cannot meet the demand.

test008

However, to transition to horseback riding, there is a strong need to change to a slower, more stable rhythm, and improving balance is also important in training.There isn’t much difference, but the key goal of Jomasak training is for the horses to find stability and become calmer. The goal of Jomasak is to ensure that horses are not afraid of people standing in the center, and it is important to build trust between horses and people. Rushing out in a hurry is the worst form, and maintaining a steady pace with a stable rhythm is the best form.

TEST008

A veterinary medicine PhD and expert in the horse racing industry, who previously served as head of the clinical affairs department at the Korea Racing Authority’s Equine Health Institute, chief expert committee member, chief adjudicator, and director of the business department, and who also served as an adjunct professor at his alma mater, Seoul National University College of Veterinary Medicine, is dedicating himself to training the next generation of veterinarians in academia while working on the Jeju horse industry field.Kim Byung-seon, Dean of the Department of Massage at Jeju Halla University, was at the forefront of the horse racing industry and shared the early days of Korea’s horse industry. Now, he is accelerating efforts to stimulate demand and cultivate specialized talent so that he can serve as a catalyst in the educational field.

test008

Japan was in a situation similar to Korea’s, but it has continuously passed down the techniques for taming and training retired racehorses, and now possesses world-class techniques for doing so. It contains the words of Instructor Serimachi, an expert in taming and training retired racehorses.Last year, in Yeongcheon, Gyeongbuk, and at Let’s Run Farm Jangsu, mostly trainees from professions familiar to the “training” staff participated in training at a limited location.

test008

Until the mid-1990s, they bred and trained The Dirty Blood, which had mainly been used as racehorses at racetracks, on their own and used it as riding horses. However, in the mid-1990s, when the European Warmblood began to be introduced in earnest in Korea, the taming and training techniques for retired racehorses naturally disappeared. Centered on professional equestrian riders, warmbloods—physically far superior—began to be ridden, and the unprofitable art of taming and training retired racehorses became a lasting legacy.

test008

We started the business with three horses at first, but now there are 23, including a medium-sized horse. It explains the process of growth from the initial stage to the present. We really ran with our bodies. There were days when I earned 50,000 won, and days when it rained and I came up empty-handed. When I burned a lot, I even earned 500,000 won, and yet I said I was happy. What started that way has now been recognized for its effort, receiving certification as a sixth-sector industry, and with government support, it is becoming more stable.

test008

Later, I’d like to open a chain store under the name of our equestrian club. As they are called the young blood of the horse industry, they will do it with passion.Choi Tae-hoon, head of the Yongin Pony Club, expressed his ambition to open a chain store bearing the name of his equestrian club. He said that there were many difficult and challenging hurdles in the process of growing the pony business from just three horses to 23 within a few years. However, by working hard on his own and overcoming difficulties,

test008

Most riding arenas receive support related to student riding. I’ve even heard that if this support is cut off, most equestrian centers will go under. Support cannot continue indefinitely, and equestrian operators themselves must build their own strength. If support continues, I won’t make an effort. Our equestrian center doesn’t even receive support for student riding, but it is running fairly well on its own. It’s thanks to working hard on my feet. What I felt on site was that if you work hard, this is a field with plenty of potential.

test008

People from schools for people with disabilities are reaching out asking if I could do therapeutic riding,and places like vocational training schools are also inquiring whether I could provide trial riding experiences.I also received messages from Seoul,which is more than 60 km away,and although the distance was a bit inconvenient,I often went out more for social contribution than for profit.While revenue is important,I also think there is a great need for equestrian operators themselves to lower the barriers to equestrianism and make greater efforts to reach the public.

test008

Among them are some that are crossbred between Warmblood and Hanlama, as well as Shuttlelands, Miniatures, and others.Ponies are usually bred and then sold in many places like experience farms. The one we bred from Hallamarang and Warmblood is so good that we’re not selling it and are using it ourselves right now. It’s a very good thing, so I have no intention of selling. Halla horses are being sold in large numbers at the riding stable. Our riding club is located outdoors,

test008

Seeing that I learned horseback riding as quickly as the other kids, the riding instructor even praised me. And by the time I was riding for the third time, the instructor even said, “Would you consider helping me work at the riding stable?”While preparing for the university graduation presentation, I thought of the pony riding business in simple terms to match the children’s level of understanding, and after graduation, after going through the preparation process, I officially started the business.

TEST008

We must also take the lead in training specialized personnel. High school is the basic stage of training, and only after coming to university is one refined into a professional worker, yet there is no place that professionally deals with horse taming and training. While training that uses horses, such as therapeutic riding, is conducted in many places, there is no place that provides training to make horses. Therefore, the Department of Massage at Jeju Halla University focuses on education in horseback riding and on training professional personnel.In the horse industry, production, development, and training serve as the “middle” part of the industry. Just as a tree must have strong roots to be healthy, the fundamental areas of the horse industry—production, breeding, and training—must be developed.

TEST008

A typical example is producing, raising, and training safe horses, safe horses, and horses familiar to people. The horses of Jeju now do not even look when people call them, run away when they see people, and become wary when people approach them. Foreign words are not like that. It is important that the mindset of producing horses that follow people and are safe, rather than breeding horses simply for the sake of horses, is improved first. Awareness improvement should focus on the issues of how horses are raised and trained, and how products are developed to meet consumers’ expectations. Next, people—specialized personnel—must be created.

test008

The useful information related to childcare and education seems to have become indirectly promoted through a culture of sharing among parents. To meet this interest and expectation, they also hold events from time to time. During extremely hot or cold seasons, we also hold major discount events, and we try to provide services tailored to customers, such as handing out delicious snacks like ice cream or drinks to young children who visit the riding club.Since they are young entrepreneurs and around the same age as the parents,

TEST008

There are issues with service, safety, and efficiency when it comes to commercialization. In fact, horseback riding is a safe sport. It’s because it wasn’t managed well. For example, I personally think it would be dangerous to convert retired racehorses into riding horses. Being sensitive and using retired racehorses, which still retain their aggressive exercise and sprinting habits through horse racing, as riding horses increases the potential for accidents. To achieve this, either systematic conversion training should be conducted, or, as with the Japanese Crane Horse Riding Club, systematic and limited use should be applied without using it in group or external riding.We need professionally trained and tamed riding horses from an early age, but our country still lacks a system for the taming and training of riding horses.

test008

For now, I’m getting a lot of inquiries about the program from nearby kindergartens and schools. The first time regular customers visited our equestrian club, they were very satisfied with the program and spread a lot of word-of-mouth about it. As word spread among parents, inquiries came in one after another, and when demand for the horseback riding program grew to a certain scale, kindergartens and schools would also follow up with group inquiries.

test008

On the same day, Moon Dae-rim,a preliminary candidate for governor of Jeju Province, also released a statement regarding Father McGrinchie’s death, saying,Father McGrinchie is a true saint who worked for Jeju his entire life. He also said,Although his body has left us,Father McGrinchie’s affection and love for Jeju will continue to touch the hearts of Jeju people like a warm spring rain, adding,In honor of Father McGrinchie’s wishes, we will devote ourselves fully to building a warm economy,a prosperous Jeju,

test008

Believing that one cannot approach God unless one is free from poverty, he was awarded the Order of Industrial Service Merit for Stone Pagodas of Korea in 1972, and in 1975 he received the Magsaysay Award in the International Understanding category.In recognition of his service for over 60 years,he was awarded the Order of Civil Merit, Moran Medal,in 2014, and was also selected as a recipient of the President of Ireland Award.Father McGlinchey’s funeral hall was set up until April 26 at the Korean branch of the Congregation of Saint Columban of Seongbuk-gu,

TEST008

The Faculty of Massage at Jeju Halla University, composed of the Department of Horse Resources and the Department of Massage, includes practical training and mounting courses throughout the entire curriculum from the first to the fourth year. Rather than simply learning only the theory of pregnancy, imprinting, and taming, we provide step-by-step practical training on skill development to enhance added value.The curriculum was specialized so that students could be equipped not only in theory but also through practical training. Students receive education throughout their four years that combines theory, practical fieldwork, and hands-on training. The practical training conditions are also excellent, allowing students to do hands-on work at one day a week at horse industry facilities such as ranches, riding centers, and racecourses.

test008

In March 2002, Seong Isidore Hospital reopened as the Seong Isidore Welfare Clinic with a hospice focus, and thanks to the support of donor members and the assistance of the Isidore Rural Development Association, it operates completely free of charge.In 2003, they built a racehorse ranch with a total site area exceeding 4.9 million square meters, and began sales operations and owner activities focusing on horse breeding and training and acclimatization. In 2007, while expanding the horse massage facility,