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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 ran 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.
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 05:58 AM
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The Korea Racing Authority (Chairman Ji Sung-kwan) announced that it will implement a promotion to match the winning horse of the Grand Race from the "Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor's Cup (GIII)" race, which will take place on June 29. The official title of the promotion has been set as "Guessing the Top 7 of the Grand Race in 2014." As the name suggests, it is an event targeting major horse racing competitions (Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor's Cup, Busan Mayor's Cup, Korean Oaks, Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister' Cup, Presidential Cup, and Grand Prix) scheduled for the rest of 2014. This is an event where you guess all of the top seven racehorses from 1st to 7th place in the race in order. Just as the adage "Send people to Seoul and horses to Jeju" is said like a bible, most of the domestic racehorses are produced in Jeju. The reality is that domestic racehorses are classified into Jeju and inland.
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 05:57 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.
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 05:53 AM
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While preparing for the university graduation presentation, I thought of the Pony Horseback Riding Project in small words to suit the children's eye level, and after graduation, I started the business in earnest after going through a preparation process. It was 2014, and it seemed to be helpful as it coincided with the time when the Pony opened. It seems that my eyes on horses, how to manage specifications, and know-how in production have accumulated. Thanks to my parents' involvement in the livestock field since childhood, seeing and growing a lot of horses helped me greatly, and I raised and sold horses myself. Sooner or later, I gave birth to 10 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.
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 05:49 AM
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Following the opening speech of Vice Chairman Lee Sang-young of the Korea Horse Association, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Lee Joon-won and livestock economy representative Lee Ki-soo of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, Lee Sang-man, head of the livestock policy division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, made a presentation under the theme "The Direction of Development of the Korean Horse Industry," followed by Emmanuel Feltese, vice chairman of the French Horse Association. In addition, Claire Chabert, head of international cooperation at the French Horse Industry Authority (IFCE), made a presentation on "the location and future issues of the French horse industry."Lee Sang-man, head of the livestock policy department at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, explained the current status of the domestic horse industry and the five-year plan to foster the horse industry and introduced future policy directions.
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 05:37 AM
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Some opposition party lawmakers, including NPAD floor leader Park Young-sun, have expressed opposition to the opening of an outdoor sales center, raising issue even within the political circle. Although NPAD proposed a referendum, chances are not high that the proposal will take place as it is not subject to the referendum as the current law does not constitute an administrative body. On July 12, floor leader of Justice Party Sim Sang Jung, who recently started campaigning ahead of the July 30 by-elections, also visited the Yongsan Garrison to encourage protestors. Political and academic circles point out that a third party composed of ruling and opposition parties that can maintain political neutrality should step up to induce dialogue and compromise between the two sides.
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 05:35 AM
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First of all, we receive a lot of educational inquiries from nearby kindergartens and schools. General customers who first visited our horseback 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 the horse riding program were gathered at a certain scale, it led to group inquiries from kindergartens or schools. 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 parenting and education was indirectly promoted because there was a culture of sharing among parents.
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 05:34 AM
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Among them, I was able to challenge myself especially because I knew that the sports field had great potential power. When I was a child studying abroad, it was difficult to communicate with foreigners with my poor foreign language skills. However, I started to pursue private diplomacy first with natural sociability and infinite positive mind, and the breakthrough that could replace my poor communication was sports. While doing sports activities together, I was able to get closer and closer to my foreign friends. Having experienced the strengths of the sports field from an early age, I jumped into the sports-based Korean speech industry with the spirit of pioneering global leaders and the potential for rapid and infinite development.
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 05:30 AM
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Park Ki-sung, head of the Korean Racing Authority's win-win business division, guided Deputy Mayor Lim Jong-seok, who visited the Yongsan OTC, to the 15th floor to explain the location of the Yongsan OTC and the actual location of the area viewed from the Yongsan OTC. Director Park said, "The current Yongsan OTC sales office has become farther from the school than before, and the number of people has been reduced, and it has been implemented in a changed form," and emphasized, "It was completed according to the laws and principles set, and 12 lanes including Cheongpa-ro and Wonhyo-ro are crossed, completely separated from the residential area."Deputy Mayor Lim said, "The Seoul Metropolitan Government, which is much larger than the horserace, is also increasingly reviewing the project if it does not fit the residents' position," adding, "Let's not just say that there is nothing wrong with the law and procedures, but make efforts to review and adjust again."
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 05:30 AM
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In the second comprehensive plan, the government has set a policy to create Saemangeum agricultural land on a large scale by 2021, and plans to promote it as a new growth engine for the region by utilizing the horse industry and attracting the horse industry special zone in the Saemangeum district in Jeollabuk-do Province, which invested 48.5 billion won for five years from 2013 to build basic infrastructure related to the horse industry. Dr. Park Byung-jong presented a systematic and specific direction for the use of Saemangeum district and the creation of a horse industrial complex to revitalize the 6th industry of the horse industry. The main focus of the paper "Study on the Efficient Development Plan of Saemangeum Mal Industrial Complex
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 05:22 AM
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The paper released by Dr. Park Byung-jong suggested that the sixth industrialization of the horse industry and fostering the rural convergence industry need to secure an area of about 30,000,000㎡, which is more than the area announced by the government, and that the construction of a horse industrial complex in the Saemangeum district can be of great help in revitalizing the local economy by establishing a resource network in the surrounding area, functioning as a leading hub for the horse industry, influx of population, and job creation. Based on the published paper, the government plans to make a project proposal to the government to specify a plan to create a 'Saemangeum Mal Industrial Complex
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 05:13 AM
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From the first day of the export, no one expected that it would exceed the sales of Australian horse racing, which has been exported to Singapore for more than 10 years," a horse society official said. "Considering that the local understanding of Korean horse racing will increase as exports continue, there is a possibility of further growth in the future."Teo Kim Heng, head of the Singapore Tough Club, who was stimulated by the favorable reviews from Singapore's horse racing customers by importing the Grand Prix horse racing competition on December 15 (Sun) last year, said, "We are very honored to import Korean horse racing for the first time in the world, and we expect Singapore's horse racing customers to be satisfied with Korea's excellent content."
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 05:12 AM
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Meanwhile, in the second comprehensive plan announced this year, the government reaffirmed its policy to build Saemangeum agricultural land into Daegyu-ro Horseland, a horse industrial complex by 2021. It has been preparing to become a new growth engine in the region by utilizing the horse industry and attracting a special horse industry zone in the Saemangeum district in North Jeolla Province, which invested 48.5 billion won for five years from 2013. The Saemangeum Development Office and the Korea Inland End Producers Association are also actively looking forward to the project to promote a horse industrial complex in Saemangeum, drawing keen attention to the future utilization of Saemangeum.
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 05:10 AM
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Although the Korean Horse Association and the opposition committee agreed that discussions should be held to solve the problem, it will not be easy for the committee to reach an appropriate agreement as it demands the suspension of the pilot opening and acceptance of the referendum as a precondition. The symposium was organized to find out the current status of the Korean horse industry and to explore the future direction of Korea's horse industry development through introduction and benchmarking of the French horse industry. The symposium, sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Gyeonggi Provincial Government, and the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, was successful with the participation of horse producers, horse racing course operators, horse industry-related workers, related academic professors, journalists, officials from the Korean Horse Association, the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation and members.
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 05:10 AM
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In private interviews, the Korean Horse Racing Authority said it would participate in the conversation with all possibilities open to resolve the situation, and it was reported that it decided to hold consultations with the Korean Horse Racing Authority and the opposition committee sometime between the 15th and 17th. At the Yongsan OTC sales office, which marks the third week of the demonstration, opposition rallies led by some civic groups and officials from the Sacred Heart School continued, but opposition for opposition only seems to be waning as it slowly loses its cause. It is also expected that the normal operation will not be far away as all seats in pilot operation are sold out for three days on the day of the horse race, as the Korean Horse Racing Association has responded strongly by filing a complaint against obstruction of business and filing an injunction for obstruction of business.
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 05:06 AM
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Based on the theoretical background and research objectives of the impact of Chapter 1 horse industry and 6th industry, and the Saemangeum district horse industry complex on the national and regional economy, the value chain model and prior research on the creation of the Saemangeum district horse industry complex, Chapter 3 basic policy direction and implementation plan for the Saemangeum district horse industry complex, Chapter 4 proposes a value chain model to successfully proceed with the sixth industrialization of the horse industry based on the previous studies at home and abroad, Chapter 5 brainstorms and surveys of companies, government officials, professors, and other experts related to the sixth industrialization
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 05:06 AM
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Please pay attention to domestic horses, too. I don't have much desire, and I want to produce horses that win the presidential boat among domestic horse racing competitions. In the reality of domestic racehorses, it is difficult to go out and win in international competitions such as the Dubai World Cup or Japan. And that's the goal because competition is fierce in Korea. Our ranch has been producing racehorses since 1997. It's very difficult to farm now, but even under those conditions, we're not working hard to produce horses and downsize them. And my children are raising horses together. The horse industry without succession farmers is difficult, so I will run it well and make a ranch that can be passed down to future generations.
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 04:59 AM
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If we cannot improve and good foreign languages come in and perform well, the domestic horse industry will inevitably become difficult. I am sometimes given the opportunity to meet with the head of the Korean Horse Association. However, it is also true that direct or practical conversations are not easy. Due to my busy work, I frequently travel on business trips, and it is difficult to make appointments due to distance constraints. However, I am organically in good communication with the head of the mutual aid association and the head of the assistant teacher association. They complain about our difficulties and occasionally listen to what they need. I hope there will be many opportunities for conversation and communication.
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 04:57 AM
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Various efforts are being made to reduce defects, such as pre-X-rays, but sellers are bound to be at a disadvantage in an environment where cancellation is too easy. It is possible to cancel the race by paying only 10% of the successful bid price, so racehorses that have been auctioned off at 50 million won can be canceled by paying a penalty of 5 million won. However, I think institutional improvement is necessary because horse producers will lose opportunities to sell them after termination. Until domestic horses become more competitive, the mixed race with foreign horses should be delayed. The mixed race was initially decided to introduce only the first and second groups and expand it based on market conditions,
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 04:54 AM
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Self-burden is provided by borrowing, but in order to introduce a high-quality seedling, self-burden must increase in addition to government-supported subsidies. I am worried because it is inevitable to introduce seedlings through borrowing in a situation where the burden is increasing. In addition, if we cannot stabilize breeding fees, the breeding fees are running rampant on the seedling ranch, which is a problem in this regard. Since it is still difficult and immature to produce seedlings in Korea, how to manage and operate seedlings is the biggest problem. I hope there will be improvements to the auction system. The successful bidder is responsible for horse auctions abroad at the moment of winning the bid.
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 04:50 AM
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From the first day of the export, no one expected that it would exceed the sales of Australian horse racing, which has been exported to Singapore for more than 10 years," a horse society official said. "Considering that the local understanding of Korean horse racing will increase as exports continue, there is a possibility of further growth in the future."Teo Kim Heng, head of the Singapore Tough Club, who was stimulated by the favorable reviews from Singapore's horse racing customers by importing the Grand Prix horse racing competition on December 15 (Sun) last year, said, "We are very honored to import Korean horse racing for the first time in the world, and we expect Singapore's horse racing customers to be satisfied with Korea's excellent content."
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 04:47 AM
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I have been developing it for more than 10 years, and I have studied horse racing at home and abroad, starting with a simple idea, and experienced and felt it myself by walking around betting and culture. With the developed horse racing analysis platform, I won the Madata audition conducted by the project, and was selected as the first youth start-up business by the Small and Medium Business Administration, and I was lucky to win the first batting competition that I started for testing. When it comes to expected know-how, I think the know-how is to catch what you can miss through the analysis and reasoning of the data base you have accumulated so far, and to see and enjoy the horse race in person. Since horse racing is not 100% available,
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 04:47 AM
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Following the opening speech of Vice Chairman Lee Sang-young of the Korea Horse Association, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Lee Joon-won and livestock economy representative Lee Ki-soo of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, Lee Sang-man, head of the livestock policy division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, made a presentation under the theme "The Direction of Development of the Korean Horse Industry," followed by Emmanuel Feltese, vice chairman of the French Horse Association. In addition, Claire Chabert, head of international cooperation at the French Horse Industry Authority (IFCE), made a presentation on "the location and future issues of the French horse industry."Lee Sang-man, head of the livestock policy department at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, explained the current status of the domestic horse industry and the five-year plan to foster the horse industry and introduced future policy directions.
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 04:45 AM
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Law and institutional restrictions play a part in the recognition of horse racing as gambling. It is unfortunate that many horse racing fans are illegally leaving due to betting caps or access restrictions. I think it is a part that the implementation should work on. The mystery analysis competition has additional prize money that can be obtained as a result of good mystery analysis, as there are prize money in addition to the prize money earned from betting on horse racing. I hope there will be more competitions where people compete for reasoning skills rather than the so-called "money-for-money". I also personally think that the prize money will become bigger like overseas, and the awareness will be improved further by the participation of overseas horse racing fans.
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 04:43 AM
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Park Ki-sung, head of the Korean Racing Authority's win-win business division, guided Deputy Mayor Lim Jong-seok, who visited the Yongsan OTC, to the 15th floor to explain the location of the Yongsan OTC and the actual location of the area viewed from the Yongsan OTC. Director Park said, "The current Yongsan OTC sales office has become farther from the school than before, and the number of people has been reduced, and it has been implemented in a changed form," and emphasized, "It was completed according to the laws and principles set, and 12 lanes including Cheongpa-ro and Wonhyo-ro are crossed, completely separated from the residential area."Deputy Mayor Lim said, "The Seoul Metropolitan Government, which is much larger than the horserace, is also increasingly reviewing the project if it does not fit the residents' position," adding, "Let's not just say that there is nothing wrong with the law and procedures, but make efforts to review and adjust again."
Thursday, February 26 2026 - 04:41 AM