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Longmont, CO – Cornerstone Farm, a local business offering horseback riding lessons and horse training services to area residents since 1999, has moved. Owner Jen Shannon now offers teaching and training services at 8270 N 87th Street (Airport Road), Longmont, Colorado, a facility now called Maple del Nero.

Cornerstone Farm specializes in hunter/jumper instruction for beginning through advanced riders and offers riding lessons, horse training, and opportunities to compete, all in a positive learning environment for riders from 8 years old and up.

Shannon is a graduate of the Colorado State University Equine Science program. Cornerstone Farm has an IEA team, and a competitive hunter/jumper team that competes in CHJA and USEF/USHJA sanctioned events. The facility will also host an Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Zone 8 Region 1 show on Saturday, November 3.

Cornerstone Farm new home is now called Maple del Nero, and is located at the northeast corner of Airport Road and the Diagonal Highway/119 between Longmont and Niwot.

The new location is easier to access for riders from Longmont, Niwot, Boulder and the surrounding area. Maple del Nero offers premium features and amenities on just under 30 acres of land, including top-quality professional teaching and training, new indoor and outdoor jumps, improvements to the arena footing, as well as exceptional care for horses.

The indoor arena measures 150 x 75 feet, and the outdoor arena is 120 x 238.5 feet. The barn itself is 6,125 square feet and has nineteen stalls, each 144 square feet with runs leading outdoors. There is also room for up to eleven horses in paddocks with shelters.

Riders and students have increased access to both the indoor and outdoor arenas, allowing for greater flexibility to schedule both group and private lessons. Instruction is tailored to meet each student’s needs and abilities at every level of experience.

Cornerstone Farm and Maple del Nero invite you to visit the new facility at 8270 N 87th Street (Airport Road), Longmont, Colorado, Monday thru Thursday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Drop-in visits welcome, but a phone call, text or email ahead of time is appreciated so you will be expected.

Directions

From Longmont, travel southwest on Ken Pratt Boulevard; or south on Hover. Continue onto Diagonal Highway (CO-119). Turn right on N 87th Street/Airport Road and turn into the first driveway on the right (east) side of the road. An alternative is to find your way to N 87th Street/Airport Road from 17th to the north, or Nelson Road, and head south. Turn left/east into the last drive before the Diagonal.

From Boulder and Niwot, head north on the Diagonal/119. Turn left at N 87th Street/Airport Road and turn into the first driveway on the right (east) side of the road.

About Cornerstone Farm

Cornerstone Farm provides a competitive riding program dedicated to providing top-quality instruction with a relaxed, stress-free, professional approach. The program is run by Head Instructor Jennifer Shannon, a graduate of the Colorado State University equine science program and a certified English and Western riding instructor. She has been riding for more than 35 years, and has taught riding and trained horses for 27 years. She specializes in hunter/jumper instruction, and offers private and group lessons, as well as horse training services. Lessons can be taught on one of Cornerstone Farm’s trustworthy horses, or riders can take lessons on their own horse.

For more detailed information on lessons and training, contact Cornerstone Farm at (303) 828-9040, contact Jen Shannon via e-mail, or visit their website. Find Cornerstone Farm on Twitter and Facebook.

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Is your child just getting interested in sports or need an activity to burn off some excess energy?  Then the Town of Superior and i9 Sports have a summer camp for you.  The camps will be Monday to Friday, June 17 to 21, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon each day on the Town of Superior sports fields. 

In the camp for boys and girls ages 4 to 7, your child will have fun playing Flag Football, Soccer, T-Ball, Relay Races, and Tag games. This camp will focus on fundamentals while allowing children to gain an interest in sports.  The camp is designed to let children experience different sports and physical activities in a fun learning environment.

The camp for boys and girls ages 8 to 12 will allow your child to have fun playing Basketball, Flag Football, Dodge Ball, Relay Races, and Kickball.  This camp will explore positioning, defense, offense, passing, receiving, and running.  Each level takes the skills taught and applies them on the field during fun drills and scrimmages.  The camp will provide a positive and energetic environment where your child stays active on the field.  They are provided with the very best instruction geared toward improving skills.  

Each day, the camp will highlight a sportsmanship value for the kids to focus on.  The instructors will award sportsmanship medals to each participant based on learning this value.

i9 Sports and the Town of Superior believe that the primary reason children play sports is to have fun.  They love mastering new skills, developing friendships, and healthy competition.  i9 Sports works on developing character, the value of teamwork, fair play, and good sportsmanship.  Team sports are one of the best ways to help children develop physically and emotionally.  Youth sports develop life skills, promote a healthy lifestyle, and increase self-esteem.  The instructors have an athletic background and experience working with young athletes.

Registration is only $109 and includes camp T-shirt, award, and more.  The deadline is June 12.  For more information, go to www.superiorrec.com or www.i9sports.com (click More Sports and then choose Camps from the dropdown menu), or call 303-462-1520.

The 2012 Blue Sky Velo Cup will once again provide exciting cyclocross racing for everyone. 

Located on the legendary Xilinx campus, this year’s course is sure to offer nonstop excitement for both spectators and  racers alike!

Join in the fun, or watch as racers spring over barriers, trudge through sand-pits and charge over run-ups, obstacles sure to test the racer’s physical, technical and mental abilities—excitement for everyone at every twist and turn!

Expo Area will have face painting, chiropractic care, local vendors, and food & beverage booths. The talented Niwot Marching Band will be on-hand again to entertain and add to the excitement!

Come join us for a full day of fun for the entire family!

8AM -5PM at the Xilinx campus 

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For more information, please see: http://www.coloradocycling.org/sites/default/files/Site_Files/Race_Flyers/2012/BSVCX_flyer.pdf

Milk has been promoted for ages to be a great supplier of calcium, necessary for bone growth and strength. The truth is, there are better food sources than milk but it is readily available, inexpensive and still a good product.

What you rarely hear people talking about is drinking milk for muscle growth and recovery after a workout. There is a movement out there that promotes low fat chocolate milk for a post workout drink and it's great for certain sports and athletes! It has the correct carb-protein ratio, tastes good and has many vital substances to aid recovery. For serious gains however, you will need more than chocolate milk. You would need high quantities in order to fulfill your body's need for growth (we are talking about weight lifting, high resistance training etc.). 

Milk has its supporters and opponents, often both radical in their ideas. If you have seen 'Pumping Iron', the documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger, then you probably noticed his reply to the question whether he drinks milk. If you didn't, this is what he said: 'Milk is for cows.'

And indeed it is. It is unnatural for an adult being to drink the milk of another species. However, that does not mean it is bad for you and no matter what, it is still a natural product and much better for you than any chemically produced supplements. If you have an intolerance or an allergy, you obviously do not want to start drinking high quantities of any milk whatsoever. It is also shown that different ethnic groups have a different tolerance towards milk.

Personally, I have always loved milk. I grew up with it and drank tons of milk growing up and I have never experienced any intolerance, which makes it easy for me.
Throughout the last few years, as I started doing more resistance training, I have realized the advantages of drinking milk for my recovery and progress. A few advantages:

- it is cheap, much cheaper than most other sources of protein
- it is readily available everywhere
- it provides high quality protein, both whey and casein so your body gets protein instantly with fast acting whey and progressively with the longer release time of casein
- the calcium in milk does not only give you strong bones but also helps relaxing your muscles. Too little calcium combined with intense activities may give your cramped muscles
- drinking a lot of milk has proven to cut fat (calcium also plays a role in fat mobilization, as well in reducing stress, lowering blood pressure etc.)

Arguments against milk:

- it has growth hormones, cancer causing steroids etc. in it because the farmers want their cows bigger and more productive

Yes, the growth hormone rBGH is used for higher milk production. This hormone however only works when injected. If ingested, our digestion tracts destroys these hormones. This does not justify the fact that the cows are being injected with it but it does not affect you when drinking milk. You can also buy milk from sources that guarantee not to use any hormones in their live stock (Whole Foods for example who sells antibiotic and hormone free milk).

- it makes me gain weight

Milk has been proven to lower cholesterol levels. Actually whole milk lowers levels more than skim milk! Milk also lowers the chances of getting a heart attack or stroke.


I mostly drink non fat milk since my calorie intake is pretty high and I gain easily. For a better ratio though, try 2% milk or even whole milk if you have a hard time gaining.

The quantity of milk you should drink varies. I go through about 2 gallons/week and have great gains with my training and diet combination. Other supporters of milk go through 1 or 2 gallons per day! It will completely depend on your diet, calorie intake, amount of protein, body type etc. But at least give milk a chance! 

Sander Vanacker is the owner of Define Defense Martial Arts in Boulder, Colorado.  Sander has been practicing sports his entire life. These consist of mostly martial arts (since 1993) but also semi-professional cycling in Belgium, triathlons, weight lifting and overall fitness training.