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Mirim Horse Riding Club

Mirim Horse Riding Club () is a horse farm located in Mirim-dong, Sadong District, Pyongyang, North Korea. The horse farm was formerly a training ground for the 534th Cavalry Company of the Korean People's Army.

History

In November 2012, Kim Jong Un suggested that the training ground should be converted into a riding club. Construction of the club started in May 2013 and was completed on October 25 of the same year, and was officially opened on November 15.

According to reports, the Mirim Horse Riding club has an outdoor track, an indoor training ground, a horse riding knowledge popularization room, a fatigue recovery center, a veterinary hospital and a breeding research institute. It covers an area of ​​627,000 square meters and a building area of ​​44,000 square meters. In addition, the club has 60 horses, all provided by the Workers' Party of Korea, and employs more than 60 horse riding trainers. The club charges very high fees. In 2013, locals had to pay 100,000 North Korean won per hour to ride horses in the indoor training ground and 100,000 won per hour for the outdoor track, while overseas tourists has to pay 36 US dollars per hour. The club allows tourists to place bets, so Reuters believes that the main reason Kim Jong Un established the Mirim Horse Riding club was to earn foreign exchange.

In 2013, the club launched its own taxi service. The taxi logo was first believed to be of Koryolink, but later it was found to be that of Mirim Horse Riding Club and not Koryolink.

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