ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Jinete

Okay kiddo, 'jinete' is a Spanish word that means 'rider' in English.

Imagine you are playing with your toy horse and you want to go on a ride. You would need to pretend you are a jinete and climb up onto your toy horse to start your adventure.

Jinetes are people who ride horses for different reasons. Some do it for fun, like when you play with your toy horse, and others do it for work, like ranchers who need to round up cattle.

When jinetes ride horses, they need to wear special gear to keep them safe. They wear helmets on their heads, special boots on their feet, and special pants called jodhpurs that cover the whole leg.

So, if you ever see someone riding a horse in real life or on TV, you can say "look, there's a jinete!" and know that they are a rider.