Patent ID: 7270629

Claim:
An exercise device directed to toning muscles used in horseback riding comprising: a handle comprising: a gripping portion having a top and a bottom section joined by a central section, the top, the bottom, and the central section lying substantially in a generally vertical plane; and a frame affixed to outer ends of the top and the bottom handle sections in generally perpendicular fashion to the gripping portion, the frame generally vertical, the frame comprising a generally trapezoidal element having a top and a bottom section meeting at outer ends two opposed frame sides, the top section shorter than the bottom section, the outer ends of the top and the bottom handle sections affixed to the top and bottom frame sections, respectively, generally centrally therealong; a base having opposed outer surfaces; and an elongated arm having a first section, a second section, and a joint between inner ends thereof, the first section affixed to the handle at an outer end, the second section affixed to the base at an outer end, the joint adapted to permit angular movement between the first and the second section in a plane generally parallel to planes defined by the base surfaces, the first and the second section bendable between a first angle and a second angle less than the first angle, the base drawable toward a trunk of the user by application of heel pressure against the base surfaces to bend the arm from the first angle to the second angle.