Portable, board-gripping platform support

Claim 1

A support for bracing one end of a horizontally-extending board used for creating a horse, said board having a width and a thickness, said support comprising: two spaced-apart, elongate, outwardly symmetrical leg members, each leg member having a top and bottom, the leg members arranged so as to form a plane wherein said leg members diverge away from each other from their tops by an angle α, wherein said angle α is between 10° and 90°; a first bar member having first and second substantially planar surfaces and rigidly connected to the tops of said leg members, the span between said leg members at said first surface being greater than the width of said board, said first surface being oriented substantially orthogonal to said plane defined by said leg members and facing said bottom of said leg members, said second surface forming a first edge with said first surface; and a second bar member having third and fourth substantially planar surfaces and rigidly connected to said leg members, said third surface being substantially parallel with, opposed and spaced apart from said first surface, said fourth surface forming a second edge with said third surface, said second edge being spaced substantially from said first edge in a direction transverse to said plane defined by said leg members, said spacing between said first and third surfaces being substantially greater than the thickness of said board and being within a range which allows said first and second edges to contact said board when said board is inserted between said first and third surfaces and forms an obtuse angle β with said plane, wherein said angle β is between 102° and 140°, said first and second edges being capable of forming indentations in said board when said board is angled from said plane by angle β and a downward force is applied to said board.