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My parents were interested in horses because they rode horses, and I had tried horseback riding once or twice when I was young. Then, naturally, I came to know a racetrack. Originally, I was a boxer until high school. As a boxer, I also had a good performance. At that time, I participated in the National Sports Festival as a representative of Gyeonggi Province and won the runner-up prize in the light flyweight class. After boxing for seven years, I quit after being a candidate for jockey in the Korean Racing Authority. Boxing and jockeys have a lot of help in my career.

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Others tell me to stop letting go of the reins, to let go of the horse, that is, to let go of my mind. I always come out to train myself, so I'm telling you to let go of your greed, but it's not easy. I think this greed has turned into my own know-how. I made my debut as a jockey in Seoul. I was playing in Seoul and was assigned here when the racetrack opened in Busan. The difference is that Seoul tries to maintain classical horse racing, but Busan tries to imitate a lot of advanced horse racing with an open mind. Busan horses have much better abilities than Seoul.

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Even after I got hurt so badly after falling off like this, I wasn't scared of horses, so I rode a horse again. I tend to be fearless. This is why I feel like I have become the best rider now. I have my own feeling. I always participate in early morning training so as not to lose that feeling and not to be taken away. When a horse I trained on falls into someone else's hands, the feeling of a horse's mouth changes drastically. Every rider has his own know-how, but since I rode a horse longer than my juniors, I think you know a little more about horses.

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Yoo Hyun-myung, who is currently active at Let's Run Park Pukyong, has achieved a total of 700 wins and 100 wins for this season. He was honored as the "2015 Honorary Jockey" and was named the "2016 Best Jockey." In 2016, he recorded a 21.4 percent win rate and 103 wins, making him the top jockey in 2016, beating out prominent competitors such as Kim Yong-geun and Seo Seung-woon. He also set a new record of 700 wins for the first time in Pukyong. As a hobby, he also enjoys waterskiing and wakeboarding in the summer. Lastly, he said,

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According to the current price policy, at first, we will lose money, but over time, I think all horseback riders will love Penakova. Therefore, we set it at 50% of the existing price. Penakova is always sold at the same price at all dealerships and reaches consumers at a reasonable price. If consumers recognize that, they will not ask for a discount. I hope you will consider it as a general sports brand, not a horse-riding suit. With the development of the patch for horse-riding clothing, it is becoming more fashionable than the old clunky feeling.

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Korean athletes now seem to be interested in Penakova horseback riding suits. This is a shame. Korea's horseback riding suits are of the same quality as those of Europe, so I hope you enjoy them. We are making high-quality products. They may not be the same as European horseback riding products, but they have reached a certain level. And we made our utmost efforts to set reasonable prices. In fact, considering the fabric to the manufacturing process, the price should increase, but I thought, do I have to follow the existing customs.

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While it is important to promote the horse industry itself, fashion companies may first expose horse riding clothes and fashion to promote the horse industry. Just as those who do not play golf wear golf as their daily clothes, and those who do not go to the mountains wear hiking clothes as their daily clothes, ordinary people can enjoy wearing horseback riding clothes as their daily clothes. Just as people who do not go to the mountains wear hiking clothes and think about going to the mountains, people who do not go to the mountains wear horseback riding clothes and then ride horses.

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However, if you know how to handle horses and speed up safely when you have a certain ability, horseback riding is a sport that can be enjoyed even in your 80s, not in your 60s and 70s. Even if you look at foreign cases, older people enjoy horseback riding. In addition, in the case of Korea, elderly people cannot go to the mountains due to leg pain, but if you know how to ride a horse a little, you can go out. Each local government is also making many rides, and since the ride is not a course for running, I think it will establish itself as a decent leisure for older people.

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Since I've thought about it in the past, it's natural that the majority of people who don't know think so. However, you can ride it safely enough. And it seems that the contents of reports about horses in various media also play a role. This is because the appearance of horses known through the media shows a lot of bad things rather than good things. Most of the negative reports are about the news of falling off while riding a horse or the fact that the horse escaped the ranch and ran down the road. What I feel while exercising on a horse is that the body changes steadily.

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Executive Director Park Cheon-seok. After establishing Penakova Korea Corporation, I heard that there was a CEO course for horseback riding in Sejong, and in this process, I wanted to wear horseback riding fashion clothes to the graduation ceremony and have asked for help. I sponsored it because I was so close to each other, and when I stopped by to greet the next freshman, I found that I was on the list of freshmen. Executive Director Park had already applied for it. That's how I started riding in earnest.When I first rode a horse, I felt it was a really good exercise.

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Park and I have known each other since they started their own businesses. Park worked in the fur and leather sectors, and I was in the transportation sector. I was well acquainted with them as they transported a lot of fashion. As they faced various difficulties while going their separate ways, they wanted to work together to achieve something. So, in August 2015, people talked about creating a horse-riding brand that specializes in horseback riding instead of Modnier Dream and establishing a company specializing in horse-riding fashion.

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Triple Nine' played a little role, just as Pak Se-ri appeared when Korean golfers were unable to enter the world stage in the past, paving the way for Korean baseball players to advance to the major leagues. I hope a second and third 'Triple Nine' will come out in the future. Choi Byung-bu took four long-distance trips, about 10 hours each, from the Dubai World Cup Carnival to the Dubai World Cup, to see a total of four competitions in which 'Triple Nine' participated. He seemed to smile, saying,

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Busan Mayor's Cup, the September Korea Cup, the President's Cup, and the Grand Prix. I am also thinking of releasing a regular race to warm up in the middle. There are many reasons why Triple Nine was able to come this far, including good management, but most of all, I think it is because of many horse racing fans who supported Triple Nine. At the end of last year, thanks to the enthusiastic support of horse racing fans, Triple Nine was able to be selected as a representative horse for the second consecutive year. I really want to thank the horse racing fans.

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Last Sunday, there was a ceremony to deliver the Dubai World Cup merit plaque at Pukyong, Let's Run Park. I jokingly said this there. "Our horses will stay in a good stable like a hotel for 3 to 4 months and then come back to Korea, and I'm worried about whether they will be able to adapt well." Dubai's stable is really hotel-class compared to our stable. First of all, the floor space is large, and air conditioning is installed in each stable. And everything is comfortable. Next to it is an exercise grassland, where eight animals stay, but it is a flat area for a massage.

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However, it rained on the morning of the competition, and when we ran the race, it didn't rain. And the word "Nani" means an international rating of 113, so I ran in a 2,000-m race at the Dubai World Cup. I came in fifth place, and I was on the same plane back from Dubai with Mazu Yoshida. How much they bragged to me when they showed me the video. We won the match. To be honest, objectively, the difference with Japan is remarkable. When looking at the size of the horse racing officials in Dubai, there was a big difference. There were about 10 horse racing officials from Korea, but in Japan, there seemed to be about 30 to 40 reporters, and 100 people including officials.

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Now that I think about it, it is regrettable what it would have been like to run just one race in the Dubai World Cup Carnival. In the first carnival race, I came in second by a head from the first place, but I think that alone was enough to participate in Super Saturday. Domestic horses, including "Triple Nine," usually competed every five to six weeks in Korea. However, in Dubai, they competed every shorter average of 20 days. Four races were held in three months: January 19, February 9, March 5, and March 25. The horse was such a nice horse

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So when I asked which horses would compete in Korea, they said Powerblade, Mainstay, Defensive Dement and Seoul Bullitt would participate. "Triple Nine" is a Korean representative horse that has been selected as the representative horse of the year for two consecutive years, and I decided to go because I thought I had to participate. When my horse runs in a regular race, I leave everything aside and visit the racetrack. In fact, it is not easy to fly long distances for 9 to 10 hours at a considerable age. However, I think it is the duty of the two sides to be together when one's horse is running.

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And it also suggested the direction and tasks for domestic horse racing in the future. In July last year, a few Korean horses participated in the Singapore Horse Racing Competition. One of my horses, "Triple Five," participated, and after that horse, his performance was not good. Following October and November, his racing performance was poor, so he took a two-month vacation. Perhaps because of that experience, I was not happy to participate in overseas international competitions, but I was reluctant to participate in them momentarily.

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My father faced me and told me to study horses. At that time, I was studying livestock management, distribution, and economics at Konkuk University, and I thought I should ride horses to study horses. While riding horses, I began to communicate directly with horses. As I touched horses myself, I fell into the charm of horses without realizing it. I always read books and videos related to horses, and I looked for various educational programs to dream of raising horses. After graduating from university, I joined the Jeju Ranch as a contractor by chance.

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Of course, it is a sport. Horseback riding is an official Olympic sport. The part about Jeong Yu-ra, which has recently become a problem, is also negatively related to politics. It is unfortunate that horse riding is viewed negatively about it. Now, the 'Mayon-a-horse' is continuing to develop, and the future 'Mayon-a-horse' will play a role in creating the popularization of horse riding. I also have confidence in this. However, I don't know how long it will take. The final goal of the 'Mayon-a-horse' that Daemyung Group wants is to promote CSI5* to create an environment

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However, for the development of the horse industry, fundamental measures are needed. The horse industry project has been initiated with government policies over the past five years. It was between 2011 and 2012, when it first started, 500 horse racing stadiums were created in the first five years, and if training horse racing professionals was part of the first project, the five-year plan for horse racing development seems to be currently drifting. Therefore, I think the drifting project should be transformed into a virtuous cycle structure that can encompass everything, including the trading market. In particular, it is judged that the construction of a large horse-riding stadium is the most important.

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Daemyung Group also feels sorry for the fact that horse-riding students think of it as a means of going to college. However, Daemyung is trying not only to expand the base for horse-riding, but also not to lose the original intention of 'Mayon-a-horse'. It plans to continue to develop sports and cultural encounters without being shaken by any draft.Last year, it was held at the Lawn Riding Club, and this year, it was held at the Sonopelice Equestrian Club. It is true that the Sonopelice Equestrian Club was not able to provide the best environment for horses due to inconveniences such as the practice rink last year.

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Compared to baseball, which has risen as a representative sport in Korea, the popularization of horseback riding may sound a little distant. However, the audience's response and gaze from the scene during the last two competitions were convinced that the popularization of horseback riding was not far away, and it was the driving force behind the hosting of "Mayon-a-horse 2017." In the future, Daemyung Group intends to take the lead in popularizing horseback riding by combining various cultures and horseback riding that the public likes.

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Since the late 1980s, I have been taking my children with me to volunteer. Perhaps because of the impact, my children are still not stingy in making donations. One time, I went to volunteer with my oldest daughter to support her. After my parents passed away and I was a student living with my grandmother, but after my grandmother passed away, I had nowhere to go. Then the oldest daughter said, "Dad, I have nowhere to go, can you stay with me?" and asked me about it. We were together like that, and I came forward to find my birth mother.

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Working so hard in the field, I was given the role of building a government complex in 1970, and I helped. After completion, I was awarded the highest engineer's commendation at the Government Complex. I worked with a German engineer at that time, and I wanted to know advanced technology of Germany. But whenever a German worked, he locked the door and didn't teach me the technology. That's why I learned it by staring at the ceiling in four places. A German fought me, went back to his country, and worked with the technology that I saw over my shoulder.