Guestbook

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Last year, despite difficult circumstances such as the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, and the first detection of the invasive red imported fire ant, I would like to express my gratitude to all the staff of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency for quietly fulfilling their duties in the positions they were entrusted to.The New Year is the Year of the Golden Dog. Dogs are animals that symbolize bravery and wisdom, and they are also the companions that have been with humans the longest.

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Korean horse racing, have devoted themselves to discovering better racehorses and upholding the owners’ responsibilities, roles, and core values, even as horse racing revenue and prize money stagnated.In addition, in September he took the lead in practicing noblesse oblige as a devoted owner by opening Seoul Hyojeong School, Korea’s first school for visually impaired young children, which operates under the names of legendary racehorses such as Baekgwang, Dangdae Bulpae, and Jigeum Isungan, as well as the strongest active racehorses,

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Over the past year, as we struggled for the development of horse racing amid a desperate crisis, our horse racing industry had to endure great wounds and suffering, condemned by society for distorted perceptions and prejudice toward horse racing amid the national turmoil caused by the state affairs scandal. It was even a painful year in which horse racing was branded as a target for eradicating deep-rooted social evils, and it was also a year stained by a series of suicides among horse racing officials and the decision

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Breeding Complex, to be established on approximately 800 hectares of farmland in Saemangeum’s agricultural and life sciences zone 6-2, is being ambitiously promoted by the association to drastically reduce operating costs and produce and breed superior racehorses, thereby promoting the sustainable development of racehorse-producing farms and Korean horse racing. This Saemangeum Racehorse Joint Production and Breeding Complex is reflected in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ “Second Comprehensive Plan for Horse Industry Development

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With about 3 billion won in incentives from the Korea Racing Authority for replacing stallions with germ-free horses, racehorse producers spent 7.5 billion won in total to introduce a total of 179 excellent germ-free stallions from overseas in 2016 and 2017. Even to prevent the outflow of dollars required for breeding-purpose imported stallions, institutional measures are needed to encourage a natural turnover from racehorses to stallions, such as expanding the scheduling of races that favor imported stallions for breeding purposes.

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Inland horses are making efficient use of the pasture at LetsRun Farm Jangsu, and this year, the 400-meter indoor track at Jangsu, which was completed earlier this year, now allows riding training regardless of weather conditions. The racehorse “Weather Up” held in a special auction race at LetsRun Park Seoul on August 20 this year also achieved a remarkable feat, with inland-produced “Icheon Rice” and “Pulling Hand” taking first and second place respectively. This clearly shows the improvement in the racing ability of inland horses.

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Since the implementation of the 2015 Racing Innovation Plan, most farms have been experiencing a sales cliff due to the liberalization of imports of foreign horses and the concentration of prize money in first-place finishes, which has led to the purchase of outstanding horses by owners. In this situation, it is urgently necessary to introduce a closure subsidy support system so that if racehorse-producing farms, which are already in a critical situation, go out of business,

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Ceremony and Award Ceremony” held at the Arts Center in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk.Appointed in 2011, Professor Park made significant contributions in 2014 to securing Seorabeol College as a specialized institution for training experts in the equine industry from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and has devoted himself to research activities aimed at producing specialized personnel for the equine industry and advancing the sector. In addition, he participated in designing the national rehabilitation riding certification and writing the related textbooks,

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Despite various difficult conditions last year, the Quarantine Agency achieved excellent results based on the expertise and know-how it had accumulated over time. As a prime example, by achieving the remarkable feat of advancing the development of the original technology for the foot-and-mouth disease vaccine by one year ahead of the original schedule, we laid the foundation for “victory over vaccine sovereignty” for foot-and-mouth disease. We also contributed to the early eradication of foot-and-mouth disease

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In addition, we must strengthen our capacity not only to establish a foundation for the production and distribution of horse meat, but also to cultivate specialized personnel for the horse industry and to popularize horseback ridingWords are a symbol of wealth, power, and happiness. I ask everyone to join us in creating a Korea that is happy because we have something to say.Finally, I wish that 2018, the Year of the Dog, may be a year filled with health, happiness, and peace for all the people of South Korea, and for everyone at the Horse Industry Journal and the Korea Horse Industry Association.

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Even this alone shows that our country was a horse power not only in Central Asia but also throughout the world. Horse experts also assess that Korea’s Guahama, that is, the Jeju horse, a native Korean breed, is far more resilient than the Mongolian horse.Considering that the Eurasian Altai Cultural Exchange Exhibition, held in 2017 at Gwanghwamun Square alongside the Korea Language Industry Association’s “Seoul Language Culture Festival,” attracted not only citizens but also many foreigners,

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Korea is the world’s first nation to achieve both an economic miracle and a political miracle in the world for the first time in 70 years. Do you know that Genghis Khan was originally a descendant of the Korean people. A recent discovery has recorded that Genghis Khan was the 19th-generation descendant of Daeyabal, the younger brother of Balhae’s Dae Jo-yeong. The Korean people are a nation that, while arrogantly ruling the Manchurian plains, conquered the entire world beyond East Asia—China, Central Asia, Russia, and EuropePsy’s Gangnam Style,

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We made great efforts to break the existing mistaken notion that horseback riding is something only a small privileged class can enjoy. To popularize equestrian sports and expand its reach, we planned and carried out various events, both large and small, every year, and through diverse cultural festivals, we brought equestrian sports closer to the citizens, allowing them to enjoy and participate together.The Korea Horse Industry Association, together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korea Racing Authority

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France as a successful case for benchmarking, the government took the lead in controlling the industry, provided various forms of support and promotion, and rapidly built the industrial foundation. In the process, we systematized children’s education to increase future consumer demand, and it also produced very satisfactory results. Now that the growth of industries that had been heavily invested in in France has begun to show some results, France has gradually shifted to a policy management system that encourages industries

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Unfortunately, at the center of it all was our horse industry, and among its various sectors, “equestrianism” was the headline news, conveying negative images about equestrianism day after day.One incident caused tremendous damage to the entire horse industry, and as a result, many people, including myself—who actually ran an equestrian center—had to overcome extremely difficult times.Through the first comprehensive horse industry plan, an unforeseen period of hardship came to South Korea’s horse industry,

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The union, which had strongly opposed this, held an extraordinary general meeting on Wednesday the 27th, during which 18 supervisors, including the union executive committee and policy director Maeng Seung-ho, who represents assistant trainers, participated in a collective head-shaving ceremony, and union executive committee member Yoon Chang-soo and policy director Maeng Seung-ho, representing assistant trainers, returned their licenses, escalating the level of resistance.On Saturday, February 16, the Trainers’ Union submitted a petition signed by 367 horse trainers, arguing that the revision of the Racing Authority’s regulations was part of the Korea Horse Racing Development Mid- to Long-Term Plan and a unilateral revision that ignored the opinions of horse trainers.

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Horse Industry Promotion Act, but the most important amendment to the Farmland Act in the riding horse sector has not been achieved. To install a rural-style equestrian facility, existing farmland must be converted into sports land, and the excessive farmland conversion charges are a significant burden. To improve the current reality, where many rural equestrian facilities are operating without permits or registration, this must be resolved during the second horse industry plan period.

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In addition, “It goes without saying that, for the policy of the horse industry to be substantiated, public officials who design and implement policies must have a high level of understanding of the horse industry.” He said, “Along with training private-sector experts in the horse industry, we must accelerate the training of public-sector experts.”The Korea Racing Authority plans to continue strengthening its position as a “specialized institution for training professionals in the horse industry,” by supporting high-quality public servant education through close cooperation with the Korea Agency of Education, Promotion and Service in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and the Korea Agency of Education, Promotion and Service in Animal Husbandry, Livestock and Food, while also developing diverse horse industry training content for public officials, thereby encompassing both private and public workforce.

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The union, which had strongly opposed this, held an extraordinary general meeting on Wednesday the 27th, during which 18 supervisors, including the union executive committee and policy director Maeng Seung-ho, who represents assistant trainers, participated in a collective head-shaving ceremony, and union executive committee member Yoon Chang-soo and policy director Maeng Seung-ho, representing assistant trainers, returned their licenses, escalating the level of resistance.On Saturday, February 16, the Trainers’ Union submitted a petition signed by 367 horse trainers, arguing that the revision of the Racing Authority’s regulations was part of the Korea Horse Racing Development Mid- to Long-Term Plan and a unilateral revision that ignored the opinions of horse trainers.

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Only then can the demand for riding horse production be revitalized, and it can lead to increased profits for specialized riding horse producer members. If the producers’ association is revitalized, the development and production of excellent Korean-style riding horses will naturally follow, and I believe the livestock policy intended by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as an FTA alternative for livestock farmers will succeed.Finally, I wish that all horse-related organizations and professionals across the country have a hopeful and blessed New Year, and with that, I conclude my New Year’s greetings.

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Like a huge lump of earth, the year when earth meets earth and blends together with the scent of alcohol and the smell of wine is called the “Year of the Golden Dog”!! It is said to be an auspicious year. I wish that the Year of the Golden Dog, the Year of the Dog, will be a year of hope and progress for everyone involved in the horse industry.2018 is also the year when the second five-year plan for the horse industry begins.The message the Korea Passenger Horse Breeders Association wants to convey to the Ministry of Agriculture,

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The year 2017 was a regrettable year of regression, not growth, for the horse industry. In particular, this year brought even greater harm to equestrian center operators nationwide under difficult circumstances, due to certain incidents such as the Choi Soon-sil state corruption scandal and the preferential treatment of Jeong Yoo-ra in equestrian affairs, which reinforced the negative image of equestrian riding among the public. In addition, it was a disappointing and regrettable year for professional riding horse breeders and horse-breeding farms as well.

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In addition, we will strengthen the foundation for plant quarantine by mandating the reporting of pest and disease sightings and expanding inspection personnel, establishing a nationwide surveillance network, and setting up surveillance and control centers to enable early detection and rapid control of high-risk invasive pests and diseases such as the red imported fire ant. We will also modernize plant pest and disease management by utilizing advanced technologies for unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned surveillance traps to quickly detect pests

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National Standard Quarantine and Inspection Agency, the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency will, throughout this year, ensure that all staff work as one and fulfill their role as vigilant guardians defending the risks of livestock diseases and plant pests and diseases at the very front lines.To this end, the Quarantine Agency aims to establish and focus on four core tasks based on the core values of “One Health, field-oriented, communication and cooperation, future-oriented response, user-oriented,

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The Korea Racing Authority stated that due to a recent large number of director vacancies, all available director standby positions have been filled, making it necessary to conduct a new director license examination, and that the relevant department is currently drafting a plan to hold the license exam within the first half of the year.A representative from the Racing Management Team said they are preparing to hold the licensing test due to a shortage of personnel on standby for supervision, and that the number of selected candidates would be kept as close as possible to last year’s level, estimating it to be around 6 to 7 people.