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FEATURE ~ WILL HUPP AND EMLYN BROAD
Will Hupp & EMLYN BROAD
REAL DEAL TRAINING STABLES & BOUTIQUE SHOW HORSES
WORDS BY : LYN HOFFMANN © 2024 D PHOTOS BY : ACE PHOTOGRAPHY
EMLYN Broad and Will Hupp met and became friends in 2011 , when they had stables in the same isle at a horse show . Their friendship grew and things just developed from there . Today , while running individual training businesses , Will and Emlyn work alongside each other every day .
Emlyn started showing in AQHA affiliated events as an 8yo , with opportunities to show many beautiful , talented horses . Standout Youth horses that Emlyn leased were Hypnotize Q-65477 , and She ’ s Hot Stuff Q-69935 . Each had their challenges , Em says , but made her the rider she is today .
Now 26 , Emlyn was inspired by Natasha and Travis Humphries , for the horseman they are , and the love and care they give their horses . She ’ s been a part of the TNT barn since she was thirteen .
‘ I showed the dual-registered gelding , Hypnotize at Open , AQHA and PHAA shows , in Youth and Open classes , and Futurities ,’ Em says . ‘ Tiger started me off in the western industry . At 14 , I had to write an article about what I wanted to be in ten years — my subject — a horse trainer ! At 18 , I began my apprenticeship with TNT , and four years later , I started Boutique Show Horses .’
Will showed Paint Horses as a Youth at 9yo , at Open and PHAA shows and wanted to be a horse trainer , even back then .
‘ At 12 , lessons with Carolyn and Holly Johnson cemented that dream . I started showing at AQHA shows in 2018 , and began training for the public . I run Real Deal Training Stables and over the last 6 years , I ’ ve shown some great Quarter Horses . I ’ m excited for the horses we have coming .’
Travel opportunities have allowed Will and Emlyn to meet people with similar goals and aspirations and they say that to be amongst so many like-minded people at events is very cool .
‘ We like to follow some American trainers ,’ Emlyn says . ‘ It ’ s so we can better our programs . I watch for Beth Case , Katy Jo Zuidema , Jay Starnes and Aaron Moses in the USA shows .’
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