There are two types of horses and riders in bull fighting: picadores and rejoneo.
The picadores ride relatively untrained. armored, big bodied horses that actually stand so the bull can attack them at the beginning of the bull fight. The bullfighter can observe the behavior of the bull to determine his/her bullfighting strategy. The rider
uses the pic to weaken the muscles on the bull's neck so that the head remains lowered for the cape.
The rejoneo are actually bullfighters who ride on horseback. The horses are Andalusian or Andalusian X Anglo-Arab crosses that are highly trained.
Yes people do ride horses for their country in some competitions.
people want to ride horses because its fun
they can ride cammel and horses
Horses
Today, people in America ride horses mostly for pleasure.
Equestrian == ==
People still ride horses today.
These people are called equestrians.
There are a handful of horses bred for bullfighting, but the ones I am most familiar with is the Azteca and the Lustiano. Also, sub-breeds of the Lustiano, like Alter-real, Andrade, Coimbra, and the Veiga. Arabians, Thoroughbreds, and Quarter horses can also be used for bullfighting, although they were not bred for it.
Horses are an expensive hobby for some people today. Horse racing is still a popular spectator sport, mostly due to betting on the races. There are also people who raise horses for show and parades, people who train and ride rodeo horses and people who keep horses and ride for recreation.
equestrians
They do both.