Korea Racing Authority Establishes 'Comprehensive Plan for Managing the History of Gyeongju Retired Horses'

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The Korea Racing Authority has established a 'Comprehensive Plan for Managing the History of Gyeongju Retired Horses' to systematically track information on the relocation and management of retired horses from Gyeongju after their retirement.

This plan was developed to address gaps in historical management across the entire life cycle of horses and to strengthen welfare for Gyeongju retired horses.

The Korea Racing Authority will implement three major strategies and nine detailed tasks: strengthening the legal basis for horse registration, improving the history management system, and enhancing accessibility to registration. The key contents of each of the three strategies are as follows.

First, it will strengthen the legal foundation for horse registration. In collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the authority is pushing for amendments to the Horse Industry Promotion Act to shift from the current voluntary reporting system for horse registration to a mandatory reporting system. It also plans to revise regulations on Thoroughbred and general horse registration to improve management systems so that major changes such as ownership transfers, relocations, and deaths can be reported promptly.

A Korea Racing Authority official who spoke with this newspaper by phone said, "To substantially improve the welfare of Gyeongju retired horses, the starting point is accurately identifying where and how they are being managed after retirement."

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