Fran McNicolAbuse in Pain Sight — Lessons from Nelipot CottageThere is no doubt this year that horse sport controversy at the Olympics has become a hotly contentious topic. This is not necessarily…Aug 7, 2021Aug 7, 2021
Fran McNicolMy Road to Self PublishingI have been writing for all of my life; ever since I could hold a pen, I have used that pen to record my misadventures and process my…Oct 31, 2020Oct 31, 2020
Fran McNicolA Good Horse is Never a Bad Colour — Nelipot Cottage“A good horse is never a bad colour”Jul 21, 2020Jul 21, 2020
Fran McNicolWhat is your Covid Status?As I sit in my office, in the hospital, on a glorious Bank Holiday Monday, having just done a very surgical style ward round of the…Apr 14, 2020Apr 14, 2020
Fran McNicolA Regular Gratitude Practice — Nelipot Cottage1- The average person has 12–60k thoughts/day. 2- 80% of those are negative. 3- 95% are exactly the same as the day before. 4- 85% of what…Feb 4, 2020Feb 4, 2020
Fran McNicolLiving in the Here and Now — Nelipot Cottage“ There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday and the other is called Tomorrow. Today is the…Dec 17, 2019Dec 17, 2019
Fran McNicolIn the Spaces in Between — Team NelipotYou will have heard this before- the magic is in the transition. Or to put it simply- the magic can only occur in the spaces in…Nov 3, 2019Nov 3, 2019
Fran McNicolDon’t feed the Trolls — Lessons from Nelipot Cottage- because listening to our horses teaches us…Don’t feed the trolls. Or to paraphrase; don’t waste your energy worrying about what the bad guys are doing, because, as we all know…Aug 22, 2019Aug 22, 2019
Fran McNicolI deserve to be….. — Team NelipotOr, as I was challenged to today, just look at those four little words on their own and say them out loud….Jun 9, 2019Jun 9, 2019
Fran McNicolKeeping Ridden Horses barefoot- the good the bad and the ugly — Lessons from Nelipot CottageEvery now and then I come across a new horsey friend who doesn’t know and understand why I am such a keen advocate for keeping ridden…Jan 23, 2019Jan 23, 2019