What name is given to a matador on horseback?
That’s a picadore Each matador has six assistants — two picadores (“lancers”) mounted on horseback, three banderilleros, and a mozo de espada (“sword servant”). Collectively they comprise a cuadrilla or team of bullfighters. However, the whole crew includes also an ayuda (aide to sword servant) and at least two peones (pages, singular peón). There are also the areneros (arena personnel): Alguacilillo (there are two men of this title who represent the presiding dignitary on the ground and apply his orders) and a number of servants named monosabios (they are in charge of the ring after each individual fight but their most active participation is when they help the picador and his mount on foot) and mulilleros (they lead the set of mules that drags out the bull’s body after the corrida).
