The central feature of the Balance Rider is its patent protected universal-pivot point which forces the user to literally “conquer” gravity in order to maintain his or her balance on the product. The Balance Rider fills the need as a tool for not only improving quality of life in a vast set of demographics but also as a piece of equipment offering profound benefits to a diverse set of industries and customers, including back pain management, sports medicine, physical and occupational therapy, training athletes, and the aging population. From children to the elderly this is a device that can be both market specific, and generic, by presenting a benefit and degree of challenge that makes it exciting, easy to use, and beneficial to overall health. Invented by Jim Lauter, one of the country’s foremost experts in the science of exercise and how “core” strength relates to every aspect of human health, Balance Rider is a unique, proprietary product of Equuilibrium LLC. The co-inventor is his wife, Jo Lauter, a recognized expert in the science of breeding, caring for and maintaining equine health - including the appropriate methods for training both animal and rider.