Originally from Groveport, Ohio, Rarey trained his first horse at the age of twelve.
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It is named for its inventor, John Solomon Rarey (1827–1866) of Groveport, Ohio, USA, who became famous for taming violent horses with it, and later for teaching it in various countries around the world.