Emma Thorpe

horses and dogs rule

[Emma Thorpe @EmmaThorpe19]

@mp_white11 This filly only cost £120,000 so many people at horse sales could afford her but they didn’t. She qualified to run so why not, I loved that race because she was there and she was the only one with excuses if she hadn’t won. All opinions

[Emma Thorpe @EmmaThorpe19]

@ometoon @Neilfarrington As Michael Johnson rather well proved in his day it isn’t all about stride length it’s about getting your feet on the ground and your cadence. To get quicker you work on strength and cadence oh and bloody hard work which all three do

[Emma Thorpe @EmmaThorpe19]

@dadbegg @Caltonfan I think if her surname was shorter than that would be used. Same as Femka is now called that not Broaders-Bol but before she was called Bol

[Emma Thorpe @EmmaThorpe19]

@RacingEurope @RHughesracing The horse did it seconds before the barriers opened, Ryan looked around, saw and as he turned back they were off

[Suzie rizzio @Suzierizzo1]

Stop trying to hide what really happened and release the Epstein Files because nobody is going to forget about them.

[Emma Thorpe @EmmaThorpe19]

@linda_lady95792 @Artemisfornow @BBC If they had any moral compass at all they would not treat many employees the way they do. The Danish guy showed real compassion

[Emma Thorpe @EmmaThorpe19]

@martinjohnson47 @AtTheRaces This is a flat horse that was about 200 miles away from Aintree, facts are important

[Glenn Tunes @glenn_tunes]

I LOVE THE BRITISH PEOPLE ✊✊

[Emma Thorpe @EmmaThorpe19]

@joecousins89 Whatever the story hear I worry for both people as no good is going to come out either side

[Emma Thorpe @EmmaThorpe19]

@CharlieOfWales @MadonnaUltimate So says a man

[Madonna Ultimate @MadonnaUltimate]

3:25 minutes of Madonna's speech as Woman of the Year more impactful than multiple pop careers out there.... and ignorant people claiming she's not a girl's girl. She's the ULTIMATE woman supporter despite all the men and pitiful women and gays try to paint her otherwise.

[Emma Thorpe @EmmaThorpe19]

@luffyfutt @NdeBoinville Oisin has about three retainers who may have something to say about that 😂

[Emma Thorpe @EmmaThorpe19]

@mlbray123 People forget it’s a game, I think Stephen even more than Rachel proved they have integrity

[Emma Thorpe @EmmaThorpe19]

@moyboy1984 @spm721 Except could Fiona be Stephen’s mother, look oddly similar

[Emma Thorpe @EmmaThorpe19]

@jurassicjen_uk Worked it out but forgot to play the end game

[Emma Thorpe @EmmaThorpe19]

@HollieDoyle1 Have a final day winner hopefully

[Cieren Fallon @CierenFallonJr3]

R.I.P Tommy 🕯️❤️🕊️

[Stan Collymore @StanCollymore]

Suicide.

I'm choosing to be deliberately blunt and provocative in this post because it's necessary. Government, charities, football clubs are all pushing water up a hill in highlighting what is undoubtedly a major health crisis.

You take a rope.
You put it up in a garage or a tree nearby or far away.
You're thinking about every loved one you'll leave behind as you put that rope around your neck.
Then you drop.

Some are decapitated.
Some aren't.
All are found by someone who has a lifetime of trauma that will never leave them.
A son.
A daughter.
A brother.
A sister.
A mother.
A father.

I know 2 men who hung themselves.

One was found by his Mom.
One was found by his brother.
Neither have recovered fully. 20 and 30 years on.

A life sentence for people who were already worrying, terrified their loved one may do something.

So just visualise the above and ask, "is there another way"?

A segway for a moment.

I do a few Q&A's every year. Tales of yesterday with a 99% male audience of my age group.

After the stories and fun, my last question back to the audience is..

"Hands up if you struggle with a mental health issue".

Nobody ever puts a hand up. Despite 1 in every 3 of 500 attendees statistically struggling.

"Ah, nobody, that's fucking brilliant! Well I do! ". I then graphically tell people, stunned into silence about how a rope around my neck in the middle of nowhere jolted me to go home and cry like a baby to my Mom.

After the Q&A has finished, something always happens. I'll be chatting to a few guys, saying bye and one by one, men will come over and whisper " I struggle".

Or my mailbox the next day will have 30 emails from guys, their partners or kids saying " Dad/Uncle /Brother was there last night and what you said hit them hard".

And that's how some people realise that it's time to speak to a pal or family member or even rant to me in an email. It works, I often get a follow up email a year or 6 later saying that they took responsibility for their suicidal feelings and are now flying.

Humans are programmed to want to live, to have families and to keep the species growing and thriving. So for a human to want to short circuit that desire isn't normal, and it should never be spoken of as normal. It's the ultimate red flag.

If you suspect your mate, Dad, Brother, Uncle is struggling mentally, they deserve your intervention.

They deserve a " are you OK, please tell me what's up".

They deserve an opportunity to get past wanting to hang a rope over a tree or in a garage and slowly struggle until they die and you find them.

If you've been there and trust me I have plenty, then you'll know that text out of the blue, or a footie mate or one of your kids asking jow you are can open the curtains to some sunshine.

Because when suicide is your only answer, the room is already dark, and you can't see a way out.

So please, fucking pretty please, ask that husband, Dad, Uncle, Cousin, footie pal TODAY how they are.

You may be shocked what comes back but extremely glad that you asked.

For those who struggle, you're not alone.

[IFL TV @IFLTV]

A quite incredible eulogy from Adam Smith at Ricky Hatton’s funeral today.

Goosebumps 💙

🎬 @RingMagazine

[Emma Thorpe @EmmaThorpe19]

@LangmanVince She can dress exactly as she pleases but personally I don’t think it’s attractive