Early Season Tornado Damages Florida Horse Farm

Thirteen horses are safe after a tornado tore down fences and ripped the roof off a Manatee County boarding farm’s barn.
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More than a dozen horses are safe after an unpredicted early season tornado tore down fences and ripped the roof off a barn at a Florida boarding facility.

Clarissa Cupolo, owner of Gemini Performance Horses, said high winds and heavy rain pelted the boarding farm she operates in Manatee County on April 23. Downed fences made five of the facility’s seven paddocks unusable, and high winds removed 25% of the barn roof and carried it about 250 feet away from the structure, Cupolo said.

Seven horses were inside the barn at the time of the incident, while another six were in paddocks, she said.

None of the horses residing on the property were injured, Cupolo said; “Not even a scratch,” she said

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Pat Raia is a veteran journalist who enjoys covering equine welfare, industry, and news. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her Tennessee Walking Horse, Sonny.

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