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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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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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My dream going forward is, of course, to have a long career as a jockey. I don’t feel that I absolutely have to become a trainer, but I just want to stay healthy and have a long career.It seems that 2016 was a particularly lucky year. I had a good year after meeting the three-horse carriage “Power Blade.” I am also grateful to Majo and the trainer for creating this great opportunity. Even if I always work hard, there will be times when I appear good to horse racing fans and times when I appear bad. But I want you to know that all the jockeys always work hard for the horse racing fans.

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People say it’s because they don’t go to do good deeds after seeing this, but if you watch the video of the race, you can understand everything. “Ferdidofomeroi” is not a phrase that must be said to win by doing good deeds.In fact, it wasn’t easy to decide. There were many comments like, “You have a family in Busan, you ride horses well there and make a lot of money, so why go all the way to Seoul and suffer?” I talked a lot with my wife, and I also discussed a lot with trainer Kim Young-kwan. The company also suggested that since I was in Seoul,

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However, despite this reality, civic groups that have ridden on social prejudice against off-track betting facilities and regional selfishness are absorbed in opposition for the sake of opposition, and it is regrettable that the reality of labeling the horse racing industry—which contributes a significant portion to the national budget by paying tax revenue amounting to 1.4 trillion won annually—as gambling is nothing short of unfortunate.The horse industry and horse racing industry say that instead of opposing only for the sake of opposition, they should seek development into a healthy leisure activity and openly discuss with each other to set the best course for one another.

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Ottukottuki” as the frontrunner and the mainstay to be chosen first, they would naturally stir up a battle for the front. Because there had been two occasions when one or two horses turned away and won without any prior advantage, I thought there was no need to suffer any loss when battling “Otuk Otuk” in a power struggle. If I went to do good deeds, I would go, and if “Ottukottuki” decided to go out on its own, I tried to give it to it. I planned to follow and check it out, wearing down Otuk Otuk-i’s power, and save my strength to beat Mainstay.

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Actually, it’s not me, though. If I didn’t ride the 19th group horse and the other side’s horse was the 19th group, I desperately wanted to win and tried my best to do so. But in the end, there were many cases of losing to the last of Article 19. So I was misunderstood a lot. Tell Trainer Kim Young-kwan that I’ll win too. He said he was confident he could win, but when it came time to race, he often ended up losing. That much, the 19th-jo horses were strong and tough. It was bad because of those things, but it got its worst when the “Ferdidofomeroi” incident broke out.

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Changed the whipping. I created something called a “whirlwind whip” that was incredibly powerful and striking. While others hit one strike after another in rapid succession, the whirlwind whip strikes by twisting the arm. Every horse that rode performed well. The grades were good. Popular horses, like popular horses, and unpopular horses, like unpopular horses, all managed to raise their standings to some extent. By showing that he handled things firmly, he rose rapidly and his popularity gradually increased.

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Last year, when Power Blade was on the field, there was no clear opponent. At least there was a horse in the same group called “Ottuk-Ottuki,” a short-distance horse. The key moment is the KRA Cup Mile. There was a difference between being able to win and not being able to. At that time, the horse was in very poor condition. Won even in a bad state. This phrase is truly capable. At the Korean Derby, I was certain that as soon as training began, we would win no matter what. The horse was in excellent condition.He debuted in 2005,

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But I wasn’t confident. I’m small-framed and have no formal education, so suddenly I remembered something the owner said to me when I used to work part-time at a PC bang. I started looking up the job of a gisu on the internet. I happened to find out about the Boatmen’s Association website.It was around November 2003, and we hurriedly prepared for recruitment in the early part of the following year.At the owner’s recommendation, I didn’t look into it at the time, but later I kept thinking about it and entered as a candidate in the class at a later age.

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He broke the dominance of jockey Moon Se-young, who had played a part in Power Blade’s rise to the integrated Triple Crown and had won the Best Jockey category for five consecutive years.In his debut year in 2006, he had a spectacular start by winning 23 games, and in 2012, he set a new record for most wins in a season by recording 91 wins.Starting this year, as the venue shifted from LetsRun Park Pukyong to Seoul, the rivalry match between jockey Moon Se-young and the horse has also been drawing the attention of horse racing fans.

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Jeon Young-hae is from Jeju, like the current chairman. After graduating from Jeju Girls’ High School and the Department of Public Administration at Jeju National University, he joined the Grand National Party through open recruitment and later served as head of public relations for the Jeju provincial party and as deputy spokesperson for the provincial party. In the 2006 local elections, I served as the personal secretary to former Chairman Hyun, who was then running as a Grand National Party candidate for governor of Jeju. Former Chairman Hyun and Jeon Young-hae remarried after their divorce, and there is a 32-year age gap between them.

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After one rejection, he accepted the offer and came to the Korea Racing Authority, determined to bring the spirit of innovation he learned in the private sector into the company. He said he had no desire for reappointment, but also judged that it was right to leave while others were applauding. The reason for hastening his retirement was, “I heard that some employees had submitted a smear accusation against the chairman, so I decided there was no need to wait until a successor came,” he said. “I had worked selflessly for three years,

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Currently, there is a separate public relations team within the spokesperson’s office, and even if they are rotated, the PR team staff thoroughly complete basic training such as National Institute of the Korean Language dispatch training, press release writing, and media response, earning praise from the press corps. The commissioner’s weekly work plan was also disclosed transparently, and in terms of the quality and quantity of the prepared press releases, it is the best among any ministry or affiliated agency within the government.

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Especially at a time when R&D research in the horse industry is particularly important, the fact that it advocated for the scientific and technological advancement of agriculture and encouraged related research suggests that it is expected to readjust the current research environment of the horse industry research institute and the horse industry sector, which have now become a “necessary evil.”Their exemplary leadership and collaborative efforts with employees to create synergy, especially the strengthening of external activities through internal staff training,

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The Rural Development Administration was able to achieve such a wide range of accomplishments because Lee Yang-ho’s extensive experience and philosophy in agriculture and rural affairs, grounded in research and fieldwork, fit perfectly with the administration’s work. It is also worth noting that through the Competency Development Division, the administration has diligently carried out internal training as well, contributing to demonstrating the Rural Development Administration’s capabilities both at home and abroad.

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On the first day of the 2015 New Year, a unique opening ceremony was held at an agricultural site. That year, we signed a memorandum of understanding with Daum Kakao and also held a performance report meeting on rural development projects carried out together with the people. Practical training was also provided to 300,000 farmers nationwide, and the “Agricultural and Food Export Technical Support Headquarters” was launched to address difficulties faced in export operations. In addition, special on-site events continued day after day,

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Lee Yang-ho, the newly appointed chairman-designate of the Korea Racing Authority, who served as director of the Planning and Coordination Office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs from February 2012 to March of the following year, was appointed as the 25th head of the Rural Development Administration in March 2013 and served a long-term term of three and a half years until August this year. Although it was his first assignment as head of an institution at the center of agricultural policy,

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Ironically, he, who was the first head of the Rural Development Administration under the Park Geun Hye administration, was appointed as the new chairman of the Korea Racing Authority at the same time the current government was impeached. In particular, unlike former chairman Hyun Myung-kwan, who was a businessman focused on “performance” and “organizational management,” Lee Yang-ho, a former bureaucrat well-versed in agricultural and rural policy, is expected to bring exceptional expectations to the newly appointed Korea Racing Authority chairman.

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Because they are living intermediary animals, I am convinced they are more helpful than machines. I hope people don’t see horseback riding as just a noble sport. I hope people will think of horseback riding as something that sick children, and all children, can enjoy. Due to several recent incidents, the image of horses and equestrian activities has been deteriorating, but I hope government agencies and organizations promoting the development of the horse industry will continue to provide steady support and organize well.

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Gyeonggi Province but are found throughout the country.In reality, there are hardly any suitable places for therapeutic horseback riding. I’ve heard that the Korea Racing Authority runs support programs, but it’s not easy to find information, and as far as I know, there aren’t many.Through this therapeutic riding program conducted at Samsung Seoul Hospital, I encountered a horse for the first time. I think there are more people around here who have never even heard the word. However, horseback riding cannot be someone else’s horseback riding.

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Even just at Samsung Seoul Hospital, it takes more than an hour.The financial burden outside of working hours cannot be ignored either. Thanks to the clinical trial, I was able to experience therapeutic riding, but the costs are no small matter. I’m currently undergoing various treatments at a rehabilitation hospital, but therapeutic riding is expensive because it’s not covered by insurance. If rehabilitation treatment is approved by the hospital, the private insurance company can provide benefits, but rehabilitation horseback riding is individualized,

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No. Two other children from the Fred Willey Syndrome Patients’ Association also participated. Those children also looked happy. When a friend who was the same age as Yerin first started therapeutic riding, she was afraid of horses, but over time she showed good behavior. The teachers were also very worried at first because of the sudden outbursts, fearing it might be dangerous, but now the number of those incidents has greatly decreased, and rather, a strong bond of trust and closeness has developed with the horses.

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However, rehabilitation therapy using equestrian equipment was done frequently. Maybe because of that, my child had said since they were little that they wanted to go horseback riding, and they didn’t seem afraid even when riding a real living horse. The reason I became more actively involved when I received an offer from Samsung Seoul Hospital to participate in therapeutic riding was that my child was not afraid of it and enjoyed it.It started in July this year. It was conducted over 15 weeks, twice a week for a total of 30 sessions.

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Rather, he directly expressed that he wanted to ride a horse.I was not worried about safety. There are two side walker volunteers on both sides holding the rider, and the leader leading the horse from the front, while the rehabilitation instructor conducts the lesson. There are absolutely no risk factors that would make parents worry. It’s not just about riding horses, but during lessons, rehabilitation continues through activities where they hold onto something beside them to maintain balance.