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For the equestrian industry to grow and develop, local riding clubs themselves need to have their own grading system. And you also need to provide services and marketing at a level that matches that. Relevant organizations should establish standards for industry standardization, and educational institutions such as schools should ensure that standardized services are provided to consumers through the development of active educational programs. Only then can the overall image of the horse industry improve and continue to develop.
Friday, July 31 2026 - 05:45 AM
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Whether you are abroad or in a regional area, if you have the will, you can learn sufficiently. Even overseas, in places like China and Southeast Asia, if people want to learn about our language industry, they are not limited by spatial constraints. Because the curriculum can be conducted even from a distant location, instructors training on site can also earn their master’s degree without coming into a classroom. And instead of a graduation thesis, it is also possible to graduate by completing major courses.
Friday, July 31 2026 - 05:42 AM
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Of course, it's not me. We will invite the top experts in the horse industry field to conduct a class. I mean someone who has both skill and recognition. Since it is a graduate-level program, it would likely be someone with a master's degree or higher. Some may also raise the question of whether there is no curriculum. This is also an area that can be misunderstood by those who are not familiar with it, but the basic course curriculum of our graduate school is well established. It was well organized and broken down into areas such as marketing,
Friday, July 31 2026 - 05:36 AM
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He says that through speaking, he has become more inspired by poetry.The master’s program candidates will mainly be equestrian instructors and operators in the horse industry, as well as workers in related organizations or associations. A leader can be either a former athlete or an instructor. It’s essential for those who want to run a business. Through advanced courses in the master’s program, each student can further develop their expertise, and after completing the graduate program, they can apply what they have learned in the field.
Friday, July 31 2026 - 05:31 AM
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On Tuesday the 16th, the Korea Racing Authority, in its report on the status of major tasks to the Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, Food, and Maritime Affairs Committee of the 315th Extraordinary Session of the National Assembly, presented the major achievements of 2012, an analysis of the business environment and directions for response, key projects to be pursued in 2013, and urgent issues and policy recommendations.The Korea Racing Authority proposed that, as illegal horse racing continues to rise, causing severe damage such as massive tax revenue outflow and gambling addiction, a major government crackdown is needed to legitimize the underground economy and minimize the social losses caused by gambling.
Friday, July 31 2026 - 05:31 AM
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Education centered on horses will be conducted, covering marketing, services, and rehabilitation training using medicine. The more applicants there are for the “Horse Industry Management” major, the more we plan to expand the number of courses tailored to the major. Through education, we will move toward making the horse industry more systematized and specialized. Since this is the first major offered, it is not easy to impose an excessive offering. We haven’t even enrolled yet, so we can’t just recklessly add more courses.
Friday, July 31 2026 - 05:28 AM
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Illegal private horse racing has been rapidly spreading through the internet since 2005, and research has shown that the market size for illegal private horse racing reached a record high of 22.37 trillion won in 2009, then showed an upward trend again to 8.7 trillion won in 2010 and 9.77 trillion won in 2011.Dr. Park Kyung-rae also argued that the current contraction in the horse racing market is due to the fact that it operates only offline, so ignoring the introduction of a real-time horse racing system using the internet or mobile devices makes it difficult to expect any further influx of new customers, and he argued that regulatory policies for the horse racing industry need to be reconsidered from the ground up.
Friday, July 31 2026 - 05:27 AM
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On Tuesday the 16th, the Korea Racing Authority, in its report on the status of major tasks to the Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, Food, and Maritime Affairs Committee of the 315th Extraordinary Session of the National Assembly, presented the major achievements of 2012, an analysis of the business environment and directions for response, key projects to be pursued in 2013, and urgent issues and policy recommendations.The Korea Racing Authority proposed that, as illegal horse racing continues to rise, causing severe damage such as massive tax revenue outflow and gambling addiction, a major government crackdown is needed to legitimize the underground economy and minimize the social losses caused by gambling.
Friday, July 31 2026 - 05:24 AM
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Starting this fall semester, the first master’s program in the “horse industry” in Korea will be launched. I promoted it while taking the Department of Sports Industry at the Graduate School of Industry at Sejong University. The Department of Sports Industry offers four majors: Equine Industry Management, Sports Marketing, Sports Medicine, and Leisure Sports Tourism. I wondered if I was really blinded by words, and it made me think that I want to develop the horse industry into a genuine industry.
Friday, July 31 2026 - 05:20 AM
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Professor Kim, who says that starting to learn horseback riding has deepened his inspiration for poetry, is actually a marketing education expert with no connection to the horse industry.As an expert in a field unrelated to the horse industry, he began on the fringes of the horse industry, but he has faithfully fulfilled his role as an educator by sharing the appeal of equestrianism with corporate CEOs and opinion leaders, and by helping establish a proper equestrian culture. Starting this September,
Friday, July 31 2026 - 05:18 AM
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Combined with local farm restaurants and lodging facilities, it also plays a major role in attracting visitors to the region. The refreshing valley campground surrounded by nature and the outdoor picnic platforms where you can enjoy Pia-gol’s cuisine are said to be perfect for a summer vacation. In addition, it offers a variety of experiential programs and lodging facilities, including janghak school, kimchi making, maple leaf tea picking, and tea ceremony education.As a result, sales rose from 300 million won in 2013 to 500 million won in 2016,
Friday, July 31 2026 - 05:14 AM
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In particular, when the Lottery Commission was transferred from under the Prime Minister’s Office to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance in 2008, the lottery and Toto business, with a pure profit margin reaching 40%, inevitably became a lucrative venture for expanding tax revenue, so despite being repeatedly rejected, it continues to request an annual increase in the total lottery issuance sales quota and does not adhere to the sales quota limit, thereby emphasizing the unnecessary nature of the sales quota.In particular, last year the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance attempted a major deal with the Gambling Control Commission, aiming to transfer the total volume of lotteries and Toto to the relevant ministries over the proposed amendment to the Gambling Control Commission Act, but the effort ended after intense media backlash, with the matter concluding on the basis that exception clauses could be established.
Friday, July 31 2026 - 05:08 AM
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First of all, I regret the recent horse trainer incident that occurred at LetsRun Park Busan-Gyeongnam. The working hours of speech therapists abroad are also very similar to those in Korea. However, in that they receive a portion of the prize money they win, the treatment of Korean horse handlers is relatively good. Although some European countries, such as Ireland, have regulations requiring a portion of the prize money to be paid, when comparing treatment, Korea is relatively better.“Champ Line” didn’t run in the last race meet,
Friday, July 31 2026 - 05:08 AM
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On Tuesday the 16th, the Korea Racing Authority, in its report on the status of major tasks to the Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, Food, and Maritime Affairs Committee of the 315th Extraordinary Session of the National Assembly, presented the major achievements of 2012, an analysis of the business environment and directions for response, key projects to be pursued in 2013, and urgent issues and policy recommendations.The Korea Racing Authority proposed that, as illegal horse racing continues to rise, causing severe damage such as massive tax revenue outflow and gambling addiction, a major government crackdown is needed to legitimize the underground economy and minimize the social losses caused by gambling.
Friday, July 31 2026 - 05:06 AM
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Because of that influence, he grew up in an environment familiar with horses from an early age.In most foreign countries, gambling—predicting race outcomes through betting—is also enjoyed as a form of leisure. It is also common to see people who visit the racetrack on weekends as a family outing casually placing bets.At present, it seems that the Korea Racing Authority is doing a good job in strengthening competitiveness. For example, they are doing well things like hosting international competitions such as the “Korea Cup” in Korea,
Friday, July 31 2026 - 05:05 AM
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Nam Tae-heon, Director of Livestock Policy at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, presented on the topic “Measures for Promoting the Horse Industry in Accordance with the Horse Industry Promotion Act,” covering the background and current status of the promotion of the horse industry, the five-year comprehensive plan for promoting the horse industry, and the government’s current and future policies for promoting the horse industry.In a keynote presentation titled “Is the Gambling Industry Truly Subject to Regulation?”, Dong-A Ilbo reporter Cho Seong-ha introduced examples from other countries regarding gambling industry regulation and presented the current problems with domestic gambling industry regulation and directions for improvement. Reporter Cho pointed out the problem with the social attitude that, seeing only the negative effects of gambling, even condemns the licensed gambling industry as evil, and stated that the government bears responsibility for this.
Friday, July 31 2026 - 05:04 AM
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My grandfather and father worked as trainers in Ireland, and other family members also have horse-related jobs such as trainers and jockeys. I actually started my life as a trainer when I debuted in Malaysia in 2010, but it has been quite a long time since I formed a bond with horses and lived with them.Korean horse racing is currently showing signs of significant development. Even compared to three years ago, horses’ abilities, trainers’ training techniques, and jockeys’ riding skills have advanced considerably.
Friday, July 31 2026 - 05:02 AM
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Europe and Malaysia, besides the sand main course, there are many races held on the turf main course as well. South Korea still does not have a grass main road. If that is the difference, then that is the difference.There are also some slight differences in the Gyeongju style. In Korea, there are many attempts to take the lead early in the race. If possible, I try to stand at the front. However, in Europe, there are various styles rather than just front-runners, such as closers who surge from the back and free-running horses.
Friday, July 31 2026 - 04:59 AM
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Three years may seem long or short, but during that time, having seen, heard, and experienced it firsthand on the front lines of Korean horse racing, I believe I have gained a thorough understanding of it.In addition, his ranking among the top trainers affiliated with LetsRun Park Pukyong shows that he is already very familiar with Korean horse racing. Now, beyond being just a foreign-born trainer, he is also a member of the team making new history in Korean horse racing, and he appeared to have a deep affection for Korean horse racing.
Friday, July 31 2026 - 04:56 AM
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Last year, he contributed six papers to journals indexed by the National Research Foundation of Korea, including “A Study on Policies Utilizing the Prevalence of Gambling Addiction in the Gambling Industry,” and led younger colleagues and young people in recognizing the pressing challenges facing the horse racing industry through writing and presentations.In a phone interview with this paper, Acting Head of the Horse Racing Headquarters Kim Jong-guk said, “This is a time when wisdom and patience are needed to untangle the complex threads of the horse racing world,
Friday, July 31 2026 - 04:53 AM
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Illegal private horse racing has been rapidly spreading through the internet since 2005, and research has shown that the market size for illegal private horse racing reached a record high of 22.37 trillion won in 2009, then showed an upward trend again to 8.7 trillion won in 2010 and 9.77 trillion won in 2011.Dr. Park Kyung-rae also argued that the current contraction in the horse racing market is due to the fact that it operates only offline, so ignoring the introduction of a real-time horse racing system using the internet or mobile devices makes it difficult to expect any further influx of new customers, and he argued that regulatory policies for the horse racing industry need to be reconsidered from the ground up.
Friday, July 31 2026 - 04:48 AM
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Kim Jong-guk, Director of the Racing Headquarters, who emphasized the importance of customized customer services for improving the image of the horse racing industry and the significance of online betting both on-site and through consistent research publications, published Theory and Practice of Equestrian Betting Operations in April 1995 and thereafter studied the equestrian betting systems and horse racing systems of major advanced horse racing countries, and earned his master’s thesis in 2003 with a study titled
Friday, July 31 2026 - 04:48 AM
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The Ministry of Economy and Finance’s Lottery Commission argued that, in the case of the Lotto lottery, the prevalence is low, and unlike other gambling industries, it is impossible for the supplier—that is, the government—to adjust sales. At the same time, because it is demand-dependent, there is a separate special provision in the National Finance Act, and the commission argued that the commission’s total sales volume regulation conflicts with the law. Therefore, they requested the commission to recognize an exception to the total sales volume system that reflects the characteristics of lotteries.However, the Gambling Supervisory Commission rejected it, saying that this year’s sales limit for lotteries is 3.3135 trillion won, which is actually 25.6 billion won more than the Ministry of Strategy and Finance’s planned sales volume of 3.2879 trillion won for this year, so there was no need to apply the exception to the Lottery Commission’s total sales cap.
Friday, July 31 2026 - 04:45 AM
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During his 30 years at the Korea Racing Authority, he researched the expansion of customer service, the internet betting business, gambling industry regulation, and issues related to illegal gambling. Service team leader, head of the horse racing management office. Served as General Affairs Manager, Director of Business, Director of Off-track Betting, Branch Manager, and Head of the Fair Horse Racing Headquarters. This is the first case since the related regulations were changed at the end of 2016, where a Grade 1 executive was appointed to an executive-level division head position.
Friday, July 31 2026 - 04:44 AM
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Illegal private horse racing has been rapidly spreading through the internet since 2005, and research has shown that the market size for illegal private horse racing reached a record high of 22.37 trillion won in 2009, then showed an upward trend again to 8.7 trillion won in 2010 and 9.77 trillion won in 2011.Dr. Park Kyung-rae also argued that the current contraction in the horse racing market is due to the fact that it operates only offline, so ignoring the introduction of a real-time horse racing system using the internet or mobile devices makes it difficult to expect any further influx of new customers, and he argued that regulatory policies for the horse racing industry need to be reconsidered from the ground up.
Friday, July 31 2026 - 04:42 AM