Attributive Denoting the equipment or method used by Rarey to tame horses.
Rarey's method involved teaching a horse not to fear humans by showing it gentleness while it was in a state of submission; such a state was achieved by tying the horse's foreleg up with a strap and compelling it to lie down..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The New York Times. From the name of John Solomon Rarey, U.S. horse-trainer, who developed the method.
Rarey2
/ˈrɛːri/
Now rare
verb
[with object]And without object. To tame or train (a horse) using Rarey's methods.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Constitutional Press. From the name of John Solomon Rarey.