Jeju Self-Governing Police Agency's Mounted Unit introduces its first riding horse from Nongjin Livestock Improvement Station

Published 2025년 10월 2일

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[Rural Development Administration National Institute of Animal Science=Reporter Park Hyun-ryul] The Rural Development Administration's National Institute of Animal Science signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Jeju Special Self-Governing Province on the 29th of last month at the Nanji Animal Research Center for the public sector utilization of RDA riding horses. The RDA riding horse is a recreational riding horse bred by grafting the robust physique of the Jeju horse with the body shape of the Thoroughbred. The height is 145~150 cm, and it is being improved so that children and female riders can easily ride it. The coat color is fixed in black and black and white piebald, which are preferred by riders, giving it a breed characteristic. With this agreement, RDA riding horses will be deployed for tasks such as horseback patrols at major tourist sites in Jeju by the autonomous police force's mounted unit.

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The Rural Development Administration National Institute of Animal Science signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Jeju Special Self-Governing Province at the Nanji Animal Research Center last month 29th for the public sector utilization of RDA riding horses. RDA riding horses are horses bred by combining the robust physique of Jeju horses with the body shape of Thoroughbreds for recreational riding. The height is 145~150 cm, and it is being improved so that children and female riders can easily ride it. The coat color is fixed in black and black and white roan, which are preferred by riders, giving it a distinctive breed characteristic. With this agreement, RDA riding horses will be deployed for tasks such as horseback patrols at major tourist sites in Jeju by the autonomous police force's mounted police unit. This is the first instance where RDA riding horses, which are being improved for recreational riding, are being applied in the public safety sector. The two ...

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