File:Rarey, John (1).jpg This portrait, is part of the fine art collection of the Ohio Historical Society. It shows John Solomon Rarey and Cruiser. Rarey (1827-1866), a native of Groveport, Ohio, gained international fame using kindness, firmness, and patience to train previously unmanageable horses.

John Solomon Rarey was a world-famous trainer of horses who gained the nickname, the