Im a 4-H advisor. Yes Im totally insane but its fun. We have some "horse advisors" that would totally make you puke! Beating a horse in the head, kicking and punching their horses, cussing other parents, the list goes on. I got pretty heated Wensday because some women was knocking my daughter and her mare. That mare is too fat, shes too hot for that girl,blah blah. As she had her daughter dragging her scraggly junk mare through the ring. I told her where she could take her tude and shove it. Esp when she could spend less on her daughters clothes and more on good feed and hay. 400 dollar outfit riding in a 600 dollar saddle on a horse with ribs and hips showing. MMMM I think shes got things a little backwards.
If you can volunteer please do. The lack of smart horse people is terrifying. Here ride with no helmet and run through a muddy wet arena around the barrels. Or better yet stick a harsh bit on a rank horse and toss a 11 yr old novice on them.