Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-24
MR.. RAREY, THE HORSE tanner, 1N
NEW YORK.

tanner, whose exploits In Europe created Sucn |
sensation. We have on several occasions illus
trated Mr.. Rarey's performances, and in No. 81,
published August I, 1858, we gave full account
of his method. Mr.. Rarey is now in New York
giving exhibitions. His first exhibition took
place on January 9th at Niblo's.
The stage at Niblo's was converted for the
time into sort of stable-yard, strongly walled |
with boards on three sides, and with ropes to-
ward the audience Before Mr.. Rarey made
his appearance the famous horse Cruiser who
was trained in England by him, was introduced
into this inclosure. Mr.. Rarey then came for
ward and said
"LADIEs AND GENTLEMEN,-I have here to.
day several subjects upon which will endeavor
to explain my system. When went to Eng.
land and exhibited there the papers all said
This very well, but try Cruiser | immediate
ly wrote to Lord Dorchester about the horse,
and he replied that the horse could not be |
brought to me, but that must come to him.
did go to him. The horse had not been out |
of his box for three years a brick stable had |
to be built for him, and he would have been
shot but he was the last of race Of splendid |
od-horses, and his ownerwa anxious to pre-
serve him it possible. / found thpt by his bit
ing and kicking he had so injured himself that |
he could not be taken out of his box, and so |
had TO wait for his recovery. / went down to
see him quietly and unknown, but somehow the
papers got hold of it, and everybody said that
dared not go near Cruiser. Under this had
to remain three weeks, and then was able to
take him to London. l will now show you
Cruiser"
Cruiser is a large, bony horse over sixteen
hands high, and of immense bone and muscle.
His color is very dark bay, with white spots
on the head and feet; he looks the English
thorough bred all over, and, with kind treatment,
may prove great acquisition in this country.
"There," said Mr.. Rarey, exhibiting them,
"are the collar and muzzle which Cruiser used
to wear. They placed them upon him by letting
rope down through the roof of his stall, fast
ening it under his neck, and raising him off his
fore feet. This is the first time he has been on
the stage in this country. We have had no re-
hearsal but instead of his kicking, as he used,
he will now (as you see) give me his foot like
gentleman"
Mr.. Rarey and his subject walked several
times round the inclosure, and finally came to
stand-still, when, taking a couple of leather
straps from his pocket Rarey said,
"These two straps are all that used to tame
this horse"
A moment, and one of these straps, dexter
ousy placed upon the fore leg, reduced the
quadruped to triped. The second strap was
as quickly looped around the other fore foot
and drawn through the belly-band Cruiser
took step forward, Mr.. Rarey pulled the Sec
ond strap, and the animal was on his knees to
his master, who fell beside him, and, rising be-
gan pulling his head backward and forward
Up jumped Cruiser like mad, and quick as
flash Mr.. Rarey crawled out of danger. Before
the frightened stable boys could run away Rarey
had his horse again at the footlghts, and, point
ing to Craze upon Cruisers hip said
"In coming over the horse injured his hip,
and is unusually restive and ill at ease. You
see he will not allow himself to be dragged
about. | have not laid hands on him before
except when l took him from his box, since we
left the crystal palace, London. l will not de-
tain you longer with him, as l have several 9TH
er untamed horses ready"
The next horse introduced was "hard and
nervous puller"-an animal of the Messenger
blood. BY gently fondling his head and caress-
ing him, Mr.. Rarey succeeded in making him
follow him around the arena. He led him by a
straw. He then fastened a strap round his fore
leg so as to make him limp on three legs, and f.
nally kneel. When the second strap was at
tached, struggle ensued, whick ended in the
horse lying down. Mr.. Rarey sat on him, took
off the straps knocked the horses feet together
rubbed them against his face, and lay with his
head between the horses heels. As he did this
he said:
81 am just as sure that he will not kick me as
that stone will not of itself fly up and strike
me. Why should hep He will not unless he
: gets angry, and shall see that immediately
; At my first exhibition before the Queen and
prince Albert, after experimenting with an un-
broken colt and very vicious horse, the riding
, master asked if | would try very nervous
; nj, hut hail I haI o1,
detained them over two hours. They asked me
Y how long should take. / said fifteen minutes
The Queen said she would give me half al
hour, and the party would walk till then. None
d of them then knew my system so | went into
the box where the horse was, and in less thar
d fifteen minutes had the animal under CONTROL
e When | showed it to the party all were aston
e ished. Prince Albert, thinking that used som'
b powerful drug, asked if the horse had the use o
d its legs. lreped that no means had been uset
to deprive the animal of its faculties, and mad
Il the horse get up. Subsequently l performed
before them four times. See, place the horse
foot upon me. There is no danger. He woulC
: no more tread heavily upon me than mare up
: on her foal."
The next subject was a wild horse from Soutl
America, which threw Mr.. Rarey several times
punging, rearing, and biting with every sign o
g rage anu lury' On MS leR, TOO MI haey al
= tached the fatal strap, and after struggle o
= prolonged duration, he, too, was thrown, ant
! Mr. Rarey was upon him. After rising up anC
y sitting down again on the horses back seyera
times, in order to accustom the horse to the sen
;, sation, Mr.. Rarey raised him up, and concluded
. his remarks on the animals back. He said
: sit is entirely wrong to leap upon horse
= back and hold fast, no matter how frightened
s he may be. There is now perfect understand
e ing between us. All horses like me after thi
e process They all come to me gladly. This i
t the test of breaking; if they fly away from you
h they know you have treated them badly
It they come to you, they know you are friend.
IS The last horse tested was vicious stallion
e owned by Mr.. Luff of Harlem Lane, and name,
L $40 Anderson" The struggle with this hors
e was brief and fierce, and he was down, and MI
n Rarey was on his back. He rose again after
e few moments, and was again forced down. A
e he had the reputation of biting, Mr.. Rare
n struck his jaws together until the horse seeme
to realize that they did not belong to him ; the
he put his arm in his mouth without accident
= In closing the lecture Mr.. Rarey said:
/ 81 have never had an accident since / becam
= perfect in my system, and | don't fear any.
e have been among horses since | was twelv
+ years old, and at first had great many acc
" dents. Every limb has been broken except m
u right arm; but being young when these acc
y dents happened, the bones fortunately heale
: strongly. Now | know horses every though
= = and can break any animal, of whatever age an
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