JENNIFER BRYANT, manager of Chaparral Ranch, charged for the PREVENTABLE death of a horse named Honey

- California, USA -

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged 25-year-old JENNIFER BRYANT with criminally failing to care for a horse named Honey who died from malnutrition and heat stroke.

According to the office’s press release, BRYANT is the manager of Chaparral Corporation, a horse-riding ranch in South Bay.

The case began back in March 2024, when Los Angeles County Animal Control Officers conducted an inspection of Chaparral Ranch’s Bear Creek Stables in Los Gatos following reports of abused horses.

During the inspection, ACO noticed that Honey had lice and was sickly. The day after the inspection, a veterinarian went to the location and suggested Honey be put on a special diet of alfalfa hay. The vet also suggested the ranch manager schedule a follow-up appointment.

According to the Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office, there is no evidence BRYANT scheduled a follow-up appointment. Furthermore, evidence suggests that Honey was simply moved to a different, more “distant” pasture and not put on the alfalfa hay diet.

Four months later, on July 12, 2024, ACO responded to a different Chaparral Ranch property on Weller Road in Milpitas to investigate a report of a “downed” horse. At the location ACO found Honey on the ground, emaciated and unable to get up.

BRYANT claimed Honey had been losing weight two weeks before collapsing alleging her condition was “due to allergies.”

Honey was sadly euthanized on the same day. Officials, said Honey died from malnutrition and heatstroke, and was also filled with intestinal worms, a condition experts concluded could have been prevented with proper care.

BRYANT is facing one misdemeanor count of failing to give proper care and attention to an animal. She will be arraigned on that charge on Monday, August 11, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. 23 of the Hall of Justice in San Jose.

Santa Clara District Attorney Jeffrey F. Rosen said in a written statement: “Honey the horse didn’t have to die like this – emaciated and malnourished on a hot day in July. Proper care in line with a veterinarian’s recommendations could have prevented this outcome, but Honey wasn’t given that chance. All animals deserve a life free of abuse and neglect.”

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