A horse breeder is devastated following a deadly lightning strike in north Georgia.
The lightning struck and killed four thoroughbred race horses on the Green Ranch in Jasper.
Owner James Green says the two males and two females were killed.
Green had been working in a field when he saw the lightning.
The Green Ranch covers 66 acres.
The family says they are the number one breeder in the state.
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