Rejoneador

Rejoneador (Spanish pronunciation: [rexoneaˈðor], pl. rejoneadores; "lancer") is the name given to a bullfighter who fights the bull on horseback. The rejoneador should not be confused with the picador, who is just an assistant of the matador. The rejoneo is a form of bullfighting in Portugal and in Spanish bullfighting.

Classic bullfights may also exhibit a rejoneador spectacle preceding the main event but if the corrida is made up exclusively of rejoneadores, it is called a rejoneo or corrida de rejones. Corridas mixtas are also popular, where a rejoneador and two matadors (or a rejoneador, matador and novillero—an apprentice matador) perform.

The point of the bullfight is to demonstrate the skill and nerve of the rider in controlling both the bull and the horse.

Stages

A rejoneo has a scheme identical with the one of classic bullfighting. It has three stages named tercios: