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After receiving approval, we made a public announcement, and last year we held an explanatory meeting for therapists, assistant trainers, trainees, and owners.We created a standard manual last year. There is every single way to nurture and train. It was produced by capturing the actual training process on a CD.The problem is that after having all the materials prepared, "I made this. Although they said, “Please attend,” many farmers did not come, and there were things they did not know. That didn’t mean I could just leave it alone either.

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They are not limiting themselves to horse racing tracks or merely promoting the event; instead, they are visiting farms that have grown to the scale of those in the eastern and western regions to demonstrate it firsthand. It shows scenes of actual training. By doing so, many nearby farmers attended.One may have doubts about the effect of the standard manual. So we designated a pilot farm. Among the producers, we designated four farms that are well-equipped and motivated. We selected 24 animals from your farm and are actually training them according to the manual.

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Graduates who learned that process and manual at school come out to carry out that process professionally. For example, after completing the training process, a student graduates, signs contracts with 15 farms, and regularly visits them, training those horses according to their needs and the process. The plan is to provide them with training expenses and enable them to make use of horses, rather than having them enter the racetrack or stay long-term after joining and pay a management fee. We are working together in close cooperation with the school.

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Knowing that other farms are also benefiting, we hope it will be distributed quickly.First, there is the problem of aging farms. Aged farming households cannot do this work even if they want to do it together. We are also discussing another suitable policy with Jeju Halla University. The professor would make the standard manual, but since he couldn’t do it alone, students came in and handled the practical work. We are planning to link the timing of these students’ graduation with job opportunities.

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In its major business report that day, the Korea Racing Authority said, “We will complete the Yongsan themed space ahead of schedule and promote a new concept of off-track model,” adding, “We will develop it into a multi-purpose cultural space that offers a variety of experiential opportunities such as education and play for families.”Meanwhile, when Yoo Seong-yeop, a lawmaker from the New Politics Alliance for Democracy, who had expressed last year’s parliamentary audit that he was absolutely opposed to establishing off-track betting centers, asked, “Do you not plan to increase the number of virtual horse racing tracks to 32 in the future?” Chairman Hyun replied, “We cannot increase them.”

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Jeju Halla University, which produced the training manual, and representatives from the pilot farms meet once a month to present the results and address any difficulties, refining the manual accordingly.After this process goes on to some extent, the horse created according to the manual comes out. Data tracking will be used to compare horses that have undergone training at demonstration farms with other horses, based on age. We will track and fear just how much the timing of race entries is getting earlier, and what the results are after they are entered.

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Minister Yoo Ki-joon emphasized, “Since each cruise tourist spends about $1,000, it has added value comparable to processing 10 containers.” If 3 million people use it, it would generate an economic ripple effect of more than 3 trillion won annually. Moreover, if domestic residents are allowed access to shipboard casinos, the economic effect is estimated to exceed 4 trillion won.There are also considerable voices of criticism against the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries’ push to allow domestic residents to use onboard casinos.Since 2013, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has designated the promotion of the cruise and marina industries as a key task for the ministry, and has shown a particularly strong obsession with onboard open casinos.

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Last year, a roadmap was drawn in the mid- to long-term race resource management plan to strengthen the competitiveness of Jeju horse racing. Now, horses that have not been trained, and horses whose training level has not been evaluated at all, also enter directly as racehorses. It takes about 90 days from starting training here to going to the race. We cannot continue with this system.Gradually, at first, some of the horses that have completed the departure inspection are allowed in.

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As the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries pushes to allow domestic nationals to use cruise ship casinos, it is expected to have a considerable impact on the domestic legal gambling industry as well.In particular, the horse racing industry, whose revenue has been declining under the weight of negative public perception and the government’s strict regulations, which have drained its growth momentum and are being overtaken by the growth of competing gambling businesses such as sports toto, lotteries, and casinos, is highly likely to take a direct hit.Because cruise ship casinos allow customers to stay overnight for at least three days while accessing them, the outflow of horse racing customers is expected to be inevitable.

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Second, we drew a mid- to long-term roadmap so that it would not end with simply creating and distributing a manual. Just as a study pattern is determined by the college entrance system, it is important to set the conditions and direction for joining as a racehorse. Just as it takes at least five years to reach the level of fear in the training process, we cannot do it immediately, but we will begin by signaling how the requirements for entering the racehorse industry will proceed step by step in the future, and what preparations producers and owners need to make.

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First, we prepared a “school system” that organizes the production process systematically. Last year, we first reviewed good research materials on how to handle production of things like Seorabad, and how to develop them in the early and late stages. There is plenty of information about the Seorabad both abroad and in Korea, but there was not a single record of the Jeju horse. The standards related to Seorabad could not be applied to Jeju horses. So last year, we created a standard manual for production, breeding, and training suitable for Jeju horses,

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In fact, the staff working at LetsRun Park Jeju had also been concerned about this issue, but there were limitations due to internal circumstances. Because there were various conflicts as the Halla horse and the Jeju horse ran together, there was no capacity to systematically invest training or energy.At the end of February 2016, with the signing of an agreement on the development of the horse industry, the obstacle to going to Jeju horse racing was removed. I couldn’t carry the Jeju horse race on like this. I had to provide products that customers wouldn’t feel embarrassed about.

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Unlike Thoroughbred, where production, training, and development are systematized, they are being put into racing at some point simply because they have reached an age. Because they come in without proper training, their expertise is lacking and accidents happen frequently. Even the horses’ running level drops. The ability is good, but the words and the deviation are also severe. Overall, the quality of the race is declining. Jeju horse racing is broadcast in Seoul and Busan, but there were also complaints from customers saying,

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Since 2014, Deputy Director Kim Jin-gap, who has been in charge of Jeju race resource management at LetsRun Park Jeju, has also been making painstaking efforts over the long haul as the person in charge, developing related policies and manuals, persuading farms, and leading education efforts. On May 7, we met on site with Kim Jin-gap, head of the Race Resource Management Department at LetsRun Park Jeju, to hear about the progress, including the systematic breeding process of racehorse Jeju horses.

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Marketing Headquarters, and Kim Jin-gap, head of Jeju’s Race Resource Management Department, have continued to communicate with farmers with a responsible attitude toward this important issue, constantly developing related policies and applying them on the ground.At a special zone meeting held in Jeju last June, Jeon Seong-won, head of the Win-Win Marketing Headquarters, drew attention to the central government’s interest and said, “Starting in 2023, we have set a direction with Jeju Special Self-Governing Province to develop Halla horses,

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While horseback riding, I began to connect directly with the horse. As I touched and rode the horses myself, I found myself unknowingly captivated by their charm. I always read books and watched videos about horses, and I searched for various educational programs, nurturing a dream of raising a horse. After graduating from university, I happened to get a contract position at Jeju Fattening Farm. While working, I saw and learned a great deal about horses and acquired knowledge. After the contract ended, I began seriously raising the horse.

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There is a lack of knowledge and experience in personnel management and government policy necessary for running a ranch. I thought I knew a fair amount of speech and had studied a lot, but raising it myself turned out to be different from what I had imagined. I had dreamed of a life where I could run and play with words and live at ease. But in reality, besides horse management, there are many tasks to do such as pasture management, facility management, and government support, so there are many difficulties.

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Over the past five years, a horse industry project was launched as a government policy. As far as I know, it first began between 2011 and 2012, and if the first five years were spent creating 500 equestrian venues and training specialized equestrian personnel as part of the initial project, it seems that the five-year plan for the future development of equestrianism is currently at a standstill.Therefore, I think we need to transform the drifting project into a virtuous cycle structure that can encompass everything, including the sales market.

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Last year it was held on the lawn course, and this year it took place at the Sonopellice Equestrian Club. We also wanted to introduce and show Sono Felice Riding Club to the public, and it is true that last year, due to inconveniences with the practice arena and other facilities, we were unable to provide the horses with the best possible environment. This year, we played in a dedicated field so that the horses could compete in their best condition. Although it lacked the beauty and style of a grass field, competing in a dedicated venue allowed for a focused and compact match,

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At present, as an alternative, we intend to place an online illegal gambling investigator in the disciplinary committee. I agree that the Gambling Supervision Commission needs to ease regulations on the legal gambling industry. He said, “I think the idea of integrating the legal and illegal scales under the total sales volume system is a groundbreaking solution, but in reality, it seems difficult because the scale of illegality varies from one investigative agency to another.”Because of this, major domestic shipping lines are drooling over national-flagged cruises. Moreover, if domestic access to onboard casinos is permitted, people will be able to board and use casinos in places like Incheon, Busan, and Jeju, which will become cruise home ports, greatly improving accessibility. In the end, the national cruise business is expected to become a “goose that lays golden eggs.”

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However, Daemyung is striving not only to broaden the base of equestrianism but also to maintain the original spirit of “Mayon Eohos.” We plan to continue developing the meeting of sports and culture without being swayed by any external pressures.Kim Hong-chul, the director who once served as the head coach of the national equestrian team, was seen not leaving the venue for three days in a row while the May On-a-Horse/2017 Daemyung Cup CSI3* was taking place. Before the obstacle course, he personally continued explaining the course to the audience,

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In his opening remarks, co-host Assemblyman Kim Woo-nam said, “Over the past 10 years, tax revenue and funds from the legal private travel industry have reached 19.9124 trillion won and 20.4598 trillion won, respectively. The side effects of the legal private travel industry require careful oversight and regulation by relevant agencies, the government, and the National Assembly, but it can also be seen that the legal private travel industry has made a significant contribution to the nation’s legislation. The problem is that as illegal gambling becomes increasingly widespread, the positive effects of legal gambling businesses that contribute to the national budget are being diminished. Although the illegal gambling industry was estimated at 75.1474 trillion won by Korea University’s Industry-Academic Research Group in 2012, illegal gambling has been kept underground, making it difficult to accurately determine the actual market size and its side effects.

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Compared to baseball, which has risen to become one of Korea’s representative sports, the popularization of equestrianism may sound like a distant prospect. However, during the second edition, the audience’s enthusiastic response and attention witnessed on site convinced us that the popularization of equestrianism was not far off, and it became the driving force behind organizing “May On Eohos 2017.” Going forward, Daemyung Group intends to lead efforts to popularize equestrianism by combining the diverse cultures loved by the public with equestrianism

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Moreover, when the “Act on the Promotion and Support of the Cruise Industry,” which allowed onboard cruises, was being reviewed in the National Assembly, criticism is pouring in because, when concerns about gambling were raised, he promised to “strictly limit entry to nationals,” only to reverse his position just three months later after the law passed the National Assembly this February.Discord is already arising even in coordination among government ministries. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, which oversees approval authority, bluntly stated that it has never considered allowing domestic nationals to use onboard casinos. This is because allowing domestic nationals to use casinos is prohibited under current law.

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My lower body holds up better than others, and I have good strength.Compared to my debut, I’ve become less rushed and more relaxed even while racing. As my perspective broadened, I developed the insight to be prepared for whatever situation may come.It was the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor’s Cup Classic Horse Racing Tournament held in October 2016. I thought I had entered first riding the wave of the “Halla Yeongsan” hype, but I ended up second because of the nose difference.