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Rarey|ˈrɛərɪ|
The name of the horse-breaker J. S. Rarey, used attrib. and in the possessive to denote methods or equipment employed by him for the taming of horses. Hence ˈRareying, the action or fact of breaking in a horse by Rarey's methods. Cf. Rareyfy v.
[1856J. S. Rarey (title) The modern art of taming wild horses.] 1875S. Sidney Bk. of Horse xxvi. 562 The Rarey principle consists in teaching the colt as much as possible without putting him in any pain, and without frightening him by any strange sight or sound. Ibid. 565 (caption) Horse, with Rarey fittings. Ibid. 567 The application of the Rarey straps in the following manner affords a better chance of success than the ordinary exhausting plans of old⁓fashioned colt-breakers and of circus-riders. 1896M. H. Hayes Illustr. Horse-Breaking (ed. 2) iv. 124 Having ‘picked up’ the foot, we may secure it..by Rarey's leg-strap, which is about 3 ft. long, and is furnished at one end with a buckle, below which a leather ‘keeper’ is placed on both sides. Ibid. 175 Mr. Norton Smith adopted..a modification of Rarey's system. 1905S. Galvayne 20th Century Bk. on Horse 100 (heading) The Rarey system. Ibid., It may not be uninteresting to the reader to briefly explain the method of ‘Rareying’ a horse. 1911Encycl. Brit. XIII. 725/1 The method of subduing a colt by ‘galvayning’ is as good as any. It is a more humane system than ‘rareying’, which overcame by exhaustion under circumstances which were not fruitful of permanent results. 1942Rareying [see Galvayne]. 1979Jrnl. R. Soc. Arts Oct. 724/2 The ‘Rarey’ method of throwing a horse is explained. |