Hi! people.
This is Mr.Dee Jeju island English speaking tour guide.
Today, I am going to post on IHIE(International Horse Industry Expo) where I visited few days ago.
The mission of that day was to translate and give a tour for Lynn from Australia and Aydin from Turkey.
Frankly speak, I wan't confident to explain about Jeju horse to the experts of horses.
Yes, Lynn and Aydin are experts of horses.
However, As you know, I am always willing to face new things and learn frm them.
I thak this is a good chance to learn a new things about Jeju island.
So, I believed that today would be another great day.
When we( Lynn and I) arrived at Let's go Park(Jeju horse track)
they were already preparing an exhibition.
The fromal title of horse expo was International horse Industry Exhbition(IHIE).
They hosted a festival and expo at the same place in 'Let's go Park'.
Well, I haven't heard of 'Let's go park' before.
Later, I found out they have changed the name of the horse racing rack to 'Let's go park'.
It seems quite funny that they changed the name to attract children.
I think they have changed the name of the park because the original name 'Jeju horse track' give connotation of gambling place.
I saw many parents take seats here or there holding their kids hands.
However, today this place is not a gambling place, it's a leasure place.
Anyway, they could have a good chance to get to know about Jeju hourse and they could interact with horses as well.
I like the logo of Expo.
I think It's really standing out.
Even the color is my favorite, Emerald green.
The lady on the right side is Lynn and Aydin on the lesf on the picture.
They are middle ages.
One thing made me scared is that Aydin got fainted and went to a hospital the day before came to Jeju island.
I started to be careful of them.
After helping build a booth and greeted with a chair man of Horse organixzation, I went to out to look around the park.
It was bigger than I imagined.
Espcially the playground is as good as an normal amusement park.
It was so neat to me.
But...
Well...
I think it is a kind of a strategy of the compay to lure children to come the horse tract with their parents.
I am bit afraid that innocent children would learn gambling with watching horse racing which is for adults.
Anyway I don't like that idea.
When we met a big horse, Lynn got a notice what kind of this horse is with one glimpse.
The horse on the picture has been used as a mail coach in Britain.
Sorry, I forgot the name of kind of this horse is.
If you know the what kind of this horse is, please let me know.
Anyway this horse is too big to be a horseriding.
I newly learned about the differences between Jeju horse and Halla hours yeaterday.
Jeju horse is a mixture between native Jeju horse and Mongolian pony horse whic came to Jeju island 700years ago.
Now it is preserved as national treasure.
and there is another kind of horse named 'Halla horse' which is a mixture betweem Jeju horse and British breed named 'thoroughbred'.
The height of Jeju horse is 110cm and it was suitable for riding for old people because they were shorter than people now.
But bigger horse has been needed as people are getting bigger.
So, they mixed the genes.
Thoroughbred is around 150cm that is too big for Korean people.
Then there comes 'Halla horse'
'Halla horse' is suitable for Korean people to horseback ride.
The height of 'Halla horse' is about 115cm~130cm.
Now, We got to know about horses in jeju.
We started an actual tour after lunch.
We were supposed to have a tour with Japanese clients but they had their own matter.
Then we have decided to have a tour by ourselves
As the topic of today is 'horse'
So, the first place we visited is 'Pony horse museum'
the only pony horse museum in Jeju island.
There is Ttarabi orum(volcanic crater) for breeding horsed in old times.
We called this place 'Gammajang'
The Gasiri local people have cooperated each other to make this place a museum and a park.
Upon arriving there, 'world peace festival' was at high peak.
And they are giving an invitation performances as well.
In my personal opinion, even though they give a small size of festival, it would be an international that can be shared with other people from all over the world.
I always enjoy an exotic performance.
It was shame not to have enough time to look around.
According to the itinerary, we were supposed to go to Seongsan sunrise peak but the condition of Aydin wasn't good, so we headed to Sepjikoji.
Actually Sepjikoji is a quite scenic place on the back of Seongsan sun rise peak.
I explained about geological knowledge and culture.
but time wasn't enough to explain in detail.
There are Bangsatops on the other side of Sepjikoji.
Stone towers that contains lots of Jeju cultures I wanted to show them.
I think if there wan't un ugly 'mint restaurant' 'Sepjikoji' is the one of the best trailing course in Jeju island.
About to wrap up a tour of today, the tourism organisation called me.
And said they want me to take them to SeoWatKot horseriding course.
I wonder if Lynn and Aydin could ride a horse because they both were not good enough condition for horseriding.
But they were experts for horse.
Ofcause they could do it.
I hope they have a good memory with riding a horse on the Seongsan sun rise peak.
Sunsetting with Seongsan ilchulbong and enjoy riding a horse.
How many places they can offer this beauty.
I been to here so many times but I never seen this beautiful Seongsan sun rise peak before.
It was so beautiful.
Even Lynn and Aydin deeply admired the scene and said
they never seen this much beautiful scene before.
They said it looks like a scene on a movie.
I had a small talk with Lynn about Australia on the way back home.
It recalled me travelling in Australia.
The place I can still remember is Katumba and 3 sisters.
Whenever I talk about Katuba, Australians are happy right along with me.
By the way, I always have a problem having a conversation with Australians because their strong Australian accent makes me understand them well.
But Lynn speak British English.
Slightly feeling strange, I asked her about her back ground.
She told me she immigrated to Australia when she was 18.
She has lived in Australia for almost 40 years but she can't get rid of her British accent, said Lynn
I agree that the habit of language is quite die hard.
Lynn has shared the feeling with horses for her life and it's her job.
Horsinity is the organisation which makes people share feeling with horses.
The program is for sharing not only feeling but also knowledges with horses.
It was very short tour and time wasn't enough though.
I hope they have a good memory in Jeju island.
