A Seville, Calif., woman convicted of starving more than 80 horses on her ranch north of Visalia was sentenced to 10 months in county jail.

A Tulare County Superior Court judge also prohibited Sandra Werner, 61, from keeping any horses during the three years she is on probation.

In August, sheriff's deputies found 82 malnourished horses and several dead ones on the ranch where Werner lived. A veterinarian said the animals appeared to be 300 to 400 pounds underweight and had been living off inadequate amounts of low-quality hay.

Werner pleaded no contest in November to 16 charges of felony animal cruelty and sold the horses. Her attorney, James Wilson, did not immediately return calls Thursday