The origin of the word rider comes from the name of a grouping of North African Berber tribes, the Zanāta, praised in the Middle Ages throughout the Islamic West as horse breeders and experts in riding, and were hired by kings as cavalry troops, but other sources state that in its beginnings this word was related to the riding of camels or dromedaries and then it moved towards horses. But today the individual who rides a horse and is an expert in horsemanship is called a rider, which is the ability or dexterity to ride a horse with determination and precision, whether for recreational, work and even healing purposes, and when referring to the recreational one speaks of the sport that consists of training the horse to jump a series of obstacles in a certain order.
On the other hand, the person who rides is called a rider. Later in the Middle Ages this term was used to describe the soldier who went on horseback and fought with a spearand adarga riding the genet and had his legs curled up, with short stirrups; This was a combat that I call "fair", and it consisted of two contestants with their respective armor and elements such as those previously mentioned, fighting or fighting, with the purpose of justifying the right of one. And in this combat the knights were credited for their dexterity in handling weapons. They tend to confuse joust and tournament, the weapons used in these battles were different; For example, in jousts, real offensive and defensive weapons were used, often producing seriousness and even death for the combatants; and in the tournaments the weapons used were false.
