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Although the betting ticket sales union went on strike on race day demanding changes to wages and employment arrangements, there was no major disruption in the ticket sales operations.When collective bargaining with the Korea Racing Authority broke down, the Labor Union of Racecourse Ticket Vendors of the KRA Korea Racing Association went on strike, and on the 22nd, about 300 ticket vendors refused to come to work.At some off-track locations, some ticket sellers who had more than 50% attendance were refusing to come to work, causing confusion at Seoul Racecourse Park and various off-track locations. To avoid this, free admission was implemented, all Korea Racing Authority staff waited at the ticket counters, and race broadcasts encouraged the use of self-service ticket machines.

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As a result, sales rose from 300 million won in 2013 to 500 million won in 2016, and the number of visitors more than doubled to 20,000. The number of contract farming households also increased from 6 to 20.Kim Mi-sun, who personally attends local direct markets and department store events to gauge market reactions, says,Bringing my own products and engaging directly is the best marketing. He revealed the secret to his success, saying, Because the customers I expanded to become my real customers."CEO Kim Mi-sun aims to build educational facilities

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Endorsed by the village elders, Kim became the youngest female village head in the country and is now earning the community’s trust as a three-term village leader by giving back the profits of Jirisan Piagol Foods to the local area and creating added value. They also promote coexistence with local residents by selling regional agricultural products through Ms. Piagolmi’s own online store and providing sales agency services both online and offline.Combined with local farm kitchens and lodging facilities, it also plays a major role in attracting visitors to the region.

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With Gyeryong Construction relocating to a new headquarters in February, the Korea Racing Authority plans to purchase the shared Gyeryong Construction building and improve customer service by remodeling it into an optimized facility. When residents began opposing the expansion of the Daejeon branch, the Korea Racing Authority stated that it would maintain the current policy of one person, one seat, assigned seating system and the current number of entrants.The importance of off-track betting facilities in the horse racing industry is by no means small.To implement horse racing, enormous financial resources are required to equip basic facilities such as racecourses, stands, and auxiliary facilities, and due to difficulties in securing land to build racetracks, it is a reality in countries that have implemented horse racing that they operate off-track betting facilities far outnumbering the number of racetracks.

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During his university years, he continued his studies by visiting fermentation sites and masters across the country, and after graduating, he led the growth of Jirisan Piagol Foods, achieving the milestone of supplying a first-class hotel Korean restaurant and entering the U.S. market.They also succeeded in making Jirisan Piagol Foods’ signature product, 'Gorosoe Doenjang,' by combining the local specialty Gorosoe, known as 'bone-healthy water,' with doenjang. By insisting on using only the highest-grade domestic ingredients and developing traditional processing methods,

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Since the enactment of the Horse Industry Promotion Act, other local governments that only belatedly entered the race to develop the horse industry were unable to meet the basic requirements, so they began demanding the designation of a special zone combining two or three basic local governments, or a regional special zone at the provincial level. At the suggestion of these local governments, the Regulatory Reform Committee of the Prime Minister’s Office recommended the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to ease the related requirements, but the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced that it would prepare a plan to relax the designation requirements for the horse industry special zone starting in 2014, following its designation as the first horse industry special zone in 2013.The designation requirements for a special horse industry zone at the end of 2013 demand a substantially large-scale basic horse industry foundation within a limited scope.

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Personally, I was born in the Year of the Horse.It's as if a horse has joined the horse company.It is a great honor for me to have joined as a high school graduate employee, attended both the university and graduate school, and even served as vice president.I served as the director of the Healing Center for three years and eight months, and since January 2016, I have been active as president of the Massage Alumni Association, having spent about 40 years in the horse industry.We are married, and our children are grown

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Since then, social contribution projects for the local community have progressed positively.I believe that over the past decade, efforts have focused solely on controlling horse racing, which has hindered the development of the horse racing and equine industries and the contribution to government national tax revenue. I believe that the horse racing and equine industries can develop only by lifting regulations to create an environment where anyone can enjoy sports comfortably, and only then can the Korea Racing Authority’s founding purpose be fulfilled.

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Although the building was completed at a huge expense, the opening date has been postponed as public opinion among residents has worsened due to the complex interests of some civic groups and political circles, and the situation is being closely monitored.Through community service in the Yongsan area and opening cultural centers, the Korea Racing Authority is working to soothe residents’ public sentiment and improve the image of horse racing and off-track betting facilities.There are no legal defects before the Yongsan branch relocation. As already stated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, since the branch is already operating in the same area, there is no need to seek the consent of local residents for the relocation. Also, the distance from the school claimed by the opposing side is beyond the 200 meters set by law, so there is no major problem.

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Finally, I hope that news from the producing farms is communicated through racing media. The Halla Ma Production Association will also make efforts to inform the public about the circumstances and activities of the association and the producers through Racing Media. 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of Racing Media, and it is also the inaugural year for, the passenger horse brand of the Hallama Producers Association, to launch as a purebred horse brand. We hope that the Halla Horse Producers Association’s Halla Horse launch event can also be held alongside Racing Media’s 20th anniversary celebration in 2018.

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However, the number of people who enjoy horse racing is limited, and concerns about its gambling nature have also been raised. Therefore, I kindly ask that you introduce more articles about horseback riding, which can infinitely expand the range of people who enjoy it. From the perspective of a horse breeder, selling or renting out a single horse at a high price is meaningful, but they feel greater pride in the fact that more horses are meeting more people. I hope that equestrian culture will spread more actively through racing media.

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs expects that if Jeju Special Self-Governing Province faithfully implements the detailed action plans under the Horse Industry Promotion and Development Plan, it will play a leading role in fostering Korea’s horse industry and will also make a significant contribution to stabilizing horse supply and demand.Minister Lee Dong-pil said, “At a time when FTAs are expanding, the horse industry can create new sources of income for agriculture and rural areas, promote exchanges between urban and rural communities, and develop into advanced-country-style industries such as tourism, leisure (equestrian) industry, and healing industry.” He added, “The designation of the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Horse Industry Special Zone carries great significance in that it will establish the foundational infrastructure for the future development of the horse industry.”

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Even though cars have replaced horses, we humans could not erase the history of living alongside them. I couldn't let the horse go to the backwaters of history. We continued to cheer for the horses as they galloped, became passionate about horse racing, and enjoyed horseback riding, connecting with the horses and breathing in harmony with them.I believe that the past 19 years of Racing Media’s journey have been about ensuring that these words do not vanish as mere historical artifacts, but are remembered, supported,

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If the Korean Association of Speech Therapists has any role to play, even if small, we will join in.In advanced horse industry countries, media related to the horse industry are deeply loved by the public. I expect that racing media will soon play a central role here in our country as well.The Korea Horse Trainers Association recognizes the importance of horse training and will continue to make every effort to integrate advanced training techniques used for riding horses and racehorses. To achieve this, we will build the Korean Horse Trainers Association into a growing organization by sharing information

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From Horse Racing Culture Newspaper to KRJ Broadcasting, Horse Industry Journal, and Perfect Today Horse Racing, it has steadily grown across various areas related to the horse industry, and their tireless efforts to deliver valuable and accurate information are truly admirable. As someone working in the horse industry, it also fills me with pride.I don't think dedicating 19 years to a single field is an easy feat. The content and fields conveyed over that time are likely diverse and endless. I am confident that these elements collectively

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs expects that if Jeju Special Self-Governing Province faithfully implements the detailed action plans under the Horse Industry Promotion and Development Plan, it will play a leading role in fostering Korea’s horse industry and will also make a significant contribution to stabilizing horse supply and demand.Minister Lee Dong-pil said, “At a time when FTAs are expanding, the horse industry can create new sources of income for agriculture and rural areas, promote exchanges between urban and rural communities, and develop into advanced-country-style industries such as tourism, leisure (equestrian) industry, and healing industry.” He added, “The designation of the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Horse Industry Special Zone carries great significance in that it will establish the foundational infrastructure for the future development of the horse industry.”

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Last year, the '1st Five-Year Comprehensive Plan for Horse Industry Development' came to a close. At the end of 2011, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs set a goal to develop the livestock and fisheries industry into a new source of income for rural and fishing communities in the era of FTAs, and worked to expand rural equestrian facilities, cultivate specialized personnel in the horse industry, and broaden the base of the equestrian population centered on youth and families.In addition,the plan is to develop the horse industry based on this as a driving force

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Despite these efforts by the horse racing community, various new regulations are being introduced that are not seen in other horse racing countries.This situation is concerning, as it undermines the racing community's efforts to modernize the sport.Moreover, the many stalled and regrettable aspects of the innovation plan for change and reform that the Korea Racing Authority has been ambitiously pursuing are also holding back the development of horse racing due to collective selfishness.In response,we urge the horse racing community to unite in addressing this issue,

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As part-time horse racing workers, betting ticket sellers only need to come to work on the days races are held to handle ticketing and guidance, and because they currently work two days a week, they fall under the category of ultra-short-hour workers with less than 15 working hours per week. If the weekly working hours are 15 hours or more, under the Labor Standards Act and the Act on the Standards of Working Conditions, the employee may receive paid holidays and annual paid leave, and be eligible for severance pay.The ticket-selling union said, “The Korea Racing Authority only forcibly adjusted meal and break times, reducing working hours to less than 15 hours, while the actual working hours are more than 15 hours.” They added, “Because management cuts the meal and break times by 10 minutes each, we can’t even have a leisurely meal.” It was argued that all actual working hours should be recognized.

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Once again, I would like to express my gratitude to CEO Kim Moon-young of the Horse Racing Culture Newspaper, as well as all the staff and officials for their hard work.Currently, Korean horse racing is setting a direction to enter the ranks of advanced racing to make a new leap forward. Recently, the Pukyong racehorse "Triple Nine" achieved a remarkable feat by competing closely with top foreign racehorses in the Godolphin Mile at the Dubai World Cup, one of the world's premier races, while Mainstay secured victory in the Dubai World Cup preliminaries.

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Regarding the Daejeon branch, the Daejeon Participatory Autonomy Citizens’ Coalition held a press conference on the 8th in front of the Korea Racing Authority’s Daejeon branch in Wolpyeong-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon, calling for the withdrawal of the expansion plan for the Wolpyeong-dong off-track betting center and urging the withdrawal of the Daejeon branch expansion plan and relocation to the outskirts.In their statement, they argued that since the Daejeon branch was established, citizens have been exposed to the risk of gambling addiction and are suffering serious infringements on their living environment, such as traffic congestion caused by illegal parking on weekends and the deterioration of educational and residential environments due to the concentration of entertainment facilities. They demanded the relocation to the outskirts or closure, but accused the Korea Racing Authority of instead trying to expand it.

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We ask many people involved in the horse industry to take interest and participate.I believe that if master's program experts are produced with the active support of the horse industry sector,it will greatly contribute to the development of the industry. We appreciate your interest and participation once again.Professor Kim Hak-shin of Sejong University’s Graduate School of Industry says that for the horse industry to develop,the number of experts in the field must increase.Professor Kim, who has a deep passion for horses,

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Food and Rural Affairs to amend the Enforcement Rules of the Grassland Act so that equestrian facilities may be installed within pastureland designated for ranching.Jeju Special Self-Governing Province explained that it proposed this in order to establish clear grounds for installing equestrian facilities and to develop the horse industry as a new growth engine industry by linking it with the primary industry and the tertiary industries such as tourism, leisure, and sports.The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food is currently pushing to revise the Enforcement Rules of the Pasture Act so that horse-related facilities, livestock experience facilities, farm landscape facilities, and rest facilities—essential infrastructure for livestock farming—are included within the scope of facilities currently designated for horses, so that they can be used without obtaining a separate pasture conversion permit, but equestrian facilities are not included.

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Gathering entrepreneurs for programs and events is several times more effective than targeting the general public. If these individuals become passionate about equestrianism, they could contribute to its development through sponsorship. The grassroots equestrian competitions promoted by the Korea Racing Authority also have a good purpose, so if they attract businesspeople, sponsorships for corporate promotion could naturally follow.In addition, simply offering training, field trips, and programs for businesspeople at places like Korea Racing Authority’s

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Each semester, I participate in a two-week riding experience at the Korea Racing Authority’s equestrian academy. The Korea Racing Authority also seems uninterested in bringing together CEOs and opinion leaders who could serve as pioneers in promoting equestrianism. That's something I really can't understand. Regardless of funding, even offering in-depth programs or special lectures to these individuals would attract many equestrian culture CEO alumni and produce significant results.