John Solomon Rarey

Originally from Groveport, Ohio, Rarey trained his first horse at the age of twelve.

(His method of rehabilitating horses is discussed in the article entitled Rarey technique.)

The Queen and her entourage watched astonished as Rarey put his hands on the animal and laid it down on the ground before them.

Nicholas Evans writes: Against all advice, Rarey let himself into the stable where no one else dared venture and shut the door.

Rarey brought him back to Ohio, where Cruiser died on July 6, 1875, outliving his new master by a full nine years.