Systems and methods for stability enhancement for recreational animals

Abstract

An apparatus for improving stability of a recreational animal may comprise a stability enhancement component. The stability enhancement component may comprise a top component, a bottom component, and four side components and may be rectangularly shaped. The stability enhancement component may comprise a diffuse surface that is configured to absorb the pressure the recreational animal exerts and spread the exerted pressure firmly throughout the rest of the stability enhancement component. The stability enhancement component may further comprise a direct surface that is configured to exert pressure in a direction opposite of a direction in which pressure is exerted by the recreational animal.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for improving stability of a recreational animal comprising:
 a rectangular shaped stability enhancement component comprising:
 a top component; 
 a bottom component; 
 a plurality of side components; and, 
 a diffuse surface configured to absorb pressure exerted by the recreational animal and configured to spread the exerted pressure throughout the stability enhancement component. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a direct surface configured to absorb pressure exerted by the recreational animal and configured to exert pressure in a direction opposite of a direction in which pressure is exerted by the recreational animal. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the diffuse surface comprises a high-resistance coating. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a neutral surface, wherein the neutral surface comprises a high density material. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the neutral surface is configured to withstand the pressure exerted by a recreational animal onto the stability enhancement component and is configured to capture an impression of a foot of the recreational animal on the neutral surface of the stability enhancement component. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the impression created on the neutral surface indicates a loading characteristic of the recreational animal. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the stability enhancement component is configured to hold an entire foot of the recreational animal. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the stability enhancement component is at least one of a soft stability enhancement component, a medium stability enhancement component, or a firm stability enhancement component. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the top component of the stability enhancement component comprises a slanted surface configured to allow the recreational animal to stand on a slant. 
     
     
         10 . A method of improving a recreational animal's stability, the method comprising:
 setting up a stability enhancement environment, wherein at least one first stability enhancement component is placed adjacent to at least one recreational animal foot,   guiding the recreational animal onto the at least one first stability enhancement component for a first predetermined time interval,   analyzing a set of factors relating to observations of the recreational animal on the at least one first stability enhancement component;   determining whether adjustment of the stability enhancement environment is needed; and   adjusting the stability enhancement environment.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein setting up a stability enhancement environment further comprises introducing an impression stability enhancement component into the stability enhancement environment and analyzing an impression left by the recreational animal's foot on the impression stability enhancement component. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising determining a type of the at least one first stability enhancements component, wherein determining a type of the at least one first stability enhancements component to use based on analyzing an impression left on the impression stability enhancement component. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein analyzing the impression further comprises determining the recreational animal's natural ability to stand. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising introducing the determined type of at least one first stability enhancement components to the stability enhancement environment. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein setting up a stability enhancement environment further comprises determining a number of the at least one first stability enhancement components to place in front of the same number of recreational animal feet and deciding how many of each type of first stability enhancement components to place. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein setting up a stability enhancement environment further comprises placing a second stability enhancement component adjacent to an animal foot, said second stability enhancement component being of a different type than the at least one first stability enhancement component. 
     
     
         17 . A method of  claim 10 , wherein analyzing a set of factors relating to observations of the recreational animal on the at least one first stability enhancement component further comprises observing breathing signs of the recreational animal, observing physical signs of the recreational animal, comparing the recreational animal's past performances with a current performance, considering an issue being treated, and checking a list of goals. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein determining whether adjustment of the stability enhancement environment is needed further comprises concluding whether to increase or decrease the difficulty of the stability enhancement environment. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein adjusting the stability enhancement environment comprises guiding the recreational animal onto a second stability enhancement component for a second predetermined time interval. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein adjusting the stability enhancement environment comprises at least one of: interchanging of at least one of the at least one first stability enhancement component with a second stability enhancement component, increasing the number of at least one first stability enhancement component, decreasing the number of at least one first stability enhancement component, relocating the at least one first stability enhancement component, repositioning the at least one first stability enhancement component to a different recreational animal foot, increasing the first predetermined time interval, and decreasing the first predetermined time interval.