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There are not many books on the history of horse culture. He read and translated many times the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, Bibyeonsa Temple, Namhwan Museum by Pastor Lee Sang-sang, and Tamna Rock by Pastor Lee Won-jo. He received a lot of help from Professor Nam Do-young, who majored in history. He raised and studied horses and cattle himself. I would like to take this interview to thank my acquaintances who have helped me a lot. Jeju Horse is designated as a natural monument No. 347 and is a horse with a low but persistent nature compared to its human physique. The life of a horse lies in its heels, and its hoof is strong against disease, has a high pregnancy rate, and follows its owner well. It is a horse that has adapted well to the cold, rainy, and windy environment of Jeju by predicting the weather.
Wednesday, May 20 2026 - 01:11 AM
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I want to follow in his footsteps, walking silently along the footsteps of horses with a bundle of stories about horses. We must overcome the crisis with a love of horses. There are many youth horse riding and horseback riding clubs in Korea, and we need to draw interest in constant horse riding and sports that can be enjoyed regardless of the season, and Jeju Island should provide an environment in which you can enjoy the nature of Jeju Island, such as Oreum and Field. For example, it is necessary to thoroughly plan by creating a lot of horseback riding paths where you can ride a horse to and from villages. In addition, we would like to open a horse museum where you can learn about the history of Jeju and collect and display many relics. Since Jeju Island is closely related to horses with Mongolia, I hope that all young people and citizens can learn more about the history of horses and herding by creating a space where they can compare Mongolian and Jeju's relics.
Wednesday, May 20 2026 - 01:09 AM
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This is to express gratitude to the employees here for their hard work for the county residents. When asked what is another advantage of Haman-gun Horse Racing Park, he summed it up with one word, "There are no sick words." Some of the horses that were applied are not suitable for beginners, but the place is paying special attention, such as reassignment. It also did not omit the exercise effect and function of the horse. "The best exercise for mental and physical health is horseback riding," he said, emphasizing that many people consider it only a high-end sport, but it should be popularized. When I visited Italy, I saw a private horse riding course with horse racing facilities, and it was impressive that members rode horses for their own exercise without stopping.
Wednesday, May 20 2026 - 01:02 AM
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To be honest, objectively speaking, it is true that Korea and Japan have significant differences. The size of officials involved in horse racing who visited Dubai made a big difference. There were about 10 people involved in horse racing from Korea, but in Japan, there seemed to be about 30 to 40 reporters and about 100 people including those involved. Last Sunday, there was a ceremony to deliver the Dubai World Cup medal at Pukyong in the LetsRunPark area. I jokingly said this. "Our horses will stay in a good bar room like a hotel for 3-4 months and then come back to Korea, and I'm worried about whether they will be able to adapt well." Dubai bar rooms are really hotel-class compared to our bar rooms. First of all, the area of bar rooms is large, and each bar room is equipped with air conditioning. And everything is comfortable. Next to it is a grasslands for exercise, which is a place attached to a Martha's House where eight people stay.
Wednesday, May 20 2026 - 12:44 AM
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To be honest, objectively speaking, it is true that Korea and Japan have significant differences. The size of officials involved in horse racing who visited Dubai made a big difference. There were about 10 people involved in horse racing from Korea, but in Japan, there seemed to be about 30 to 40 reporters and about 100 people including those involved. Last Sunday, there was a ceremony to deliver the Dubai World Cup medal at Pukyong in the LetsRunPark area. I jokingly said this. "Our horses will stay in a good bar room like a hotel for 3-4 months and then come back to Korea, and I'm worried about whether they will be able to adapt well." Dubai bar rooms are really hotel-class compared to our bar rooms. First of all, the area of bar rooms is large, and each bar room is equipped with air conditioning. And everything is comfortable. Next to it is a grasslands for exercise, which is a place attached to a Martha's House where eight people stay.
Wednesday, May 20 2026 - 12:42 AM
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In Dubai, however, he competed every 20 days on average, which is shorter than this. He ran four races in three months: January 19, February 9, March 5, and March 25. I didn't get a ticket on the outside because the horses were so nice, but I thought I might have exhausted my energy inside. Consequently, I can't help but wonder if I would have finished first or second on Super Saturday, not fourth if I hadn't competed twice in the Dubai World Cup Carnival. There are no special episodes. If anything, we just talked about it as a joke. It rained a lot the day before for the last Godolphin Mile race, and since other horses probably haven't done many rain races in rain, we jokingly said that we want it to continue.
Wednesday, May 20 2026 - 12:39 AM
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We met and interviewed Kwon Seung-joo, president of the Korean Horse Training Association, at Let's Run Park, with a bold ambition to make efforts to establish a training role model suitable for the domestic situation and to make the horse training industry the basis. I was very surprised to see that the award for the Future Contribution Award was confirmed. As I won the grand prize, I thought of two things. I did not contribute much to the horse industry, but I am grateful for giving me a big award. And on the other hand, I thought that it meant that I should work harder for the development of the horse industry.
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 11:20 AM
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Min Ki-ki, president of the Pukyong Association, Kim Nam-sung, and Kim Eo-soo, as well as executives and employees of the Busan-Gyeongnam Regional Headquarters of the Korea Racing Authority, welcomed the inauguration of the new headquarters. The inauguration ceremony was held in the order of introduction of the new headquarters' biography, inauguration speech, and commemorative photography. Choi Won-il, the new head of the headquarters, said in his inauguration speech, "I feel excited and a great sense of responsibility to come to Let's Run Park Busan-Gyeongnam, which boasts excellent performances, such as producing a carnival for the Dubai World Cup in January this year,
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 11:17 AM
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Not only horse riding but also all horse industries after preferential treatment for horseback riding in Jeong Yu-ra. Under these circumstances, the horse industry must work together. Rather than putting forward only their own interests, each association should put their heads together and think deeply about how to develop the industry rather than how to harmonize and overcome the current difficult situation. Of course, horse society sales are on the decline right now, and although the view of the horse industry is not good, a breakthrough will be found if we put our heads together and move toward development. Kwon Seung-joo, president of the Korean Horse Association, compared it to the process of building a building to foster the horse industry.
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 11:14 AM
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Just as all cultures and technologies change with the times, the field of 'training' also changes with the times. There are already many changes occurring around the world, but Korea's training technology is not keeping up with the trend yet. We need to quickly accept advanced technologies in line with the flow of change. I think the most important thing is to introduce and inform new training technologies and methods in Korea. So I'm trying to pay attention to that, and I'm trying to provide the school children as much as possible with opportunities to experience the changing training methods every day. I think that's what I have to do and shouldn't be concerned about.
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 11:10 AM
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First of all, I don't think recruiting members will be a big problem. I think it will increase as many events and businesses are carried out, regardless of the number of members at the beginning of the association. This is because everyone is interested in training horses. The biggest difficulty is that we must lead the divided horse training field together. Currently, trainers are scattered across the country, and there is a sense of disjunction between horse racing and horseback riding, and there is a concern about how to unite them. So in the first year, I will pay great attention to integration and try to come up with a solution. Training is not divided into horseback riding and horse racing
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 11:08 AM
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Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do two to three weeks ago. The goal is to get official approval from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs by early March. The relevant documents for approval have already been prepared, and I plan to visit the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs with the association's executives around next week. I plan to hold a symposium in the first half of this year. First of all, I plan to present the first symposium on topics related to training. And I plan to hold horse massage lectures, which many horse industry workers are very interested in. I think it would be a good idea to have such an opportunity when people are interested in horse massage, but they do not know how to do it or what it will do.
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 11:03 AM
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We met and interviewed Kwon Seung-joo, president of the Korean Horse Training Association, at Let's Run Park, with a bold ambition to make efforts to establish a training role model suitable for the domestic situation and to make the horse training industry the basis. I was very surprised to see that the award for the Future Contribution Award was confirmed. As I won the grand prize, I thought of two things. I did not contribute much to the horse industry, but I am grateful for giving me a big award. And on the other hand, I thought that it meant that I should work harder for the development of the horse industry.
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 11:00 AM
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Currently, he has asked Professor Jang Seok-am of Dankook University, the president of the Chungnam Horse Racing Association, to hold a meeting. Using the excellent horse riding facilities of the horse industry professional training institution, they will be able to promote youth horse riding education while helping each training institution with difficulties. Just as men's ambitions are to ride supercars, it is in common with horse-riding people wanting to ride good horses. There are several automobile companies that mark horses, and some Korean cars in the past have horse-themed cars. And don't you think the same goes for cars, as there are many things like working, sports, and transportation.
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 10:53 AM
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Korea Standard Jumping" that applies the Hunter event. Lee Jong-eun, former president of the Korea Federation of Student Horses, also hosted and conducted training related to the Hunter Games with his own money to help students ride, and the current board members of the Korea Federation of Student Horses received training. In order to develop the race according to the situation in Korea, he has held symposiums, conducted tests, and continued holding judging sessions. Previously, the competition course was kept secret without being disclosed, but I don't think it is necessary to emphasize educational purposes for student horseback riding. So, I will set the course and run the same course from the preliminary round to the final round.
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 10:51 AM
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Last year, a competition was held at Daemyung Vivaldi Park in Hongcheon, Gangwon Province to mark the milestone of Korean student horseback riding. It is an international pony competition recognized by the International Federation of Horseback-riding. It was held in Daemyung. It is planning to hold the CSIP competition again this year, but it has not made a final decision due to the Chung Yoo-ra incident. If it is held, this year will be an upgraded version compared to last year. Students selected at the competition will be given the opportunity to observe foreign competitions by utilizing the standing army system. Some associations will provide more opportunities to attend various overseas competitions by assisting them.
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 10:45 AM
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I plan to strengthen the aspect of etiquette education in the future. Also, there is a need for a lot of publicity on the positive aspects of horse riding. Looking at the youth horse riding club competition last year, children gathered from all over the country. There are cases where buses are sold out from Jindo, Jeollanam-do, and they are flying from Jeju. Regardless of money, there are many areas where they are purely used for educational purposes, but it is regrettable that the media focuses too much on some of the negative aspects of horse riding. Imja, Sinan, Jeollanam-do, also talked about the youth horse riding team on the air, but that should come out even more.
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 10:43 AM
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The Korean Horse Racing Authority is currently running a website called "Hosfia," and there will be a way to display the contents we provide through the website. It is expensive to make it, so wouldn't it be nice to have a video VOD service for the horseback riding competition? I think manners come first in all sports. Last year at a competition in Gumi, they put up posters saying "Hello first," "Greeting graciously," and "Greeting each other," and tried hard to educate people on manners. At every competition, the board members of the association watched them work hard for the competition from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., and said that the children are struggling first. They also learned that the Korea Horse Racing Authority works hard for them.
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 10:39 AM
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He said that he was close to Park and that he had nothing to do with politics. The Korea Federation of Horseback-riding has nothing to do with politics. It is more effective to use video clips of the federation's website or use social media to communicate horseback riding in writing. Based on the video content of the competition, we are planning to hold more youth games from this year. We plan to hold many competitions including regional competitions and qualifying matches for the club league. If the video of the competition is broadcast live here, you can see horseback riding competitions in other regions anywhere in the country. The youth competition, which will be held in Imja Island,
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 10:34 AM
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Originally, the government planned to hold a youth equestrian event in the square in front of Seoul City Hall, but it did not go well. Then, the plan was to change it to a park behind the National Assembly building in Yeouido, Seoul, and push for it again, but it failed at the end. As the plan was finally changed to hold the event within the Korean Racing Authority, the association decided to hold the event directly from the event to the establishment of the venue. Previously, there was a budget in consideration of the installation of stands and LED lights required to hold events in other places, but it seems that it was pointed out that it was a lax operation in the process of implementing it. And to some extent, I agree with the lack of management.
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 10:32 AM
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Although there were ups and downs, I am grateful to the delegates who trusted me and elected me. I think they acknowledged that I worked hard for student horseback riding for two years last year, so I should do my best. The current problem facing the horseback riding industry is the restoration of the image of horse riding, which has been tarnished due to suspicion of favoritism in horse riding. In this regard, the Student Horses Association believes that the youth should work harder to revive the crisis as an opportunity. Since I am a person who runs a business, I am trying to introduce a 'management mind' to the operation of the Student Horses Association. It is a kind of hide-and-seek concept.
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 10:27 AM
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In the 36th election for the president of the Korea Student Horses Association held on the 6th, Choi Byung-wook, the former chairman of the Korea Student Horses Association, won a second term, which will accelerate the consistent business activation of youth and student horseback riding, which began to gain momentum. Chairman Choi Byung-wook, who was elected in a by-election held due to the resignation of his former chairman and began to take the helm of the student horse riding, is a former equestrian athlete and has been regarded as the right person to be the head of the student horse riding industry, including former student horse riding association executives, face-to-face association executives,
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 10:21 AM
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All they have to do is go through the bloodline registration process. In two years, there will be dozens of Jeju Arab horses. Making good horses, hosting world competitions, public and private sectors working together to create policies and revitalizing the horse-riding industry is a task for all of us. Seo In-woon, CEO of Jeju Horse Racing Park, who contributed to the foundation of Samsung Electronics' horseback riding team and was in charge of sports marketing. He traveled around the country to find a site for the horseback riding industry, and in 2008, he held the National Endurance Horse Racing Competition in Jeju at his own expense, and then created Jeju Horse Racing Park in 2010.
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 10:18 AM
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Now, there is no process of coexistence. The public and private sectors should make choices together. We need to make choices and focus. Field-oriented seminars and public hearings should be held at least five times a year to discuss in-depth what the problems have been. It is time for the public to go up to the government, associations, and the Korea Racing Authority to decide and support policies. It is not a dichotomy between good and bad. Related organizations, associations, and local governments have never studied and published advanced cases. Have you ever held an official contest for major projects? If you induce them to generate profits and create models, the private sector is ready to actively jump in.
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 10:13 AM
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My son, who studied in England for 10 years, has changed his job and is now cleaning up his horse. Last year, he also completed a 40-80-km endurance competition. He is set to participate in the CSI one-star competition to be held in Malaysia on March 4 for the first time as an individual player. The association and the horseradish society need to nurture and support athletes, but Korea is not even able to host international competitions because it does not have a venue for competitions such as obstacles and endurance. The horseback riding industry is all over the country. We need to create an advanced success story to match it. There is no complex business model that generates revenue.
Tuesday, May 19 2026 - 09:57 AM