FEARLESS WHEN OTHERS BACKED DOWN
Stephanie Redlick, a name we heard for the first time, one year ago today.
IF YOU HAVE NOT READ ABOUT REDLICK’S ABANDONED FOAL WHO DIED – YOU’LL FIND THAT HERE.
Public smearing is a well-used tactic of Redlick’s — one that has previously caused people to retreat and disengage.
In this case, it did not work.
After offering help and having that help accepted, Crystal Mitchell became the target of an aggressive and coordinated smear campaign across numerous Facebook profiles and groups.
The intent was clear: to intimidate, discredit, and force silence.
Crystal Mitchell is fearless – she did not back down.
What makes this episode particularly striking is that several of the allegations Redlick circulated publicly about Crystal are exactly the charges Redlick herself is facing in criminal court.
Redlick’s smear campaign tactic may have worked to silence others. It did not – and is not working this time.
CAN YOU IMAGINE CRYSTAL’S SHOCK?
Crystal Mitchell had her first conversation with Stephanie Redlick on February 3rd, 2025.
Crystal, her husband Jason, Crystal’s daughter Summer and a friend Celia visited the property Stephanie Redlick was leasing in Oro-Medonte, Ontario over the course of a few days.
This was after Jim Horne tipped them off about the horrific condition of horses, frozen water buckets, lack of shelter for most of the 20 horses, and how the few stalls were piled high with manure.
What ever hay there was, was mouldy which can be deadly for horses and strings were still attached (also can be deadly for horses).
Crystal offered help to Redlick – and Stephanie eagerly accepted that help – admitting that she was in over her head.
And although in a January 2026 Rebel News interview Redlick claimed that Crystal asked Redlick for help – screen shots of texts show a story that is the polar opposite of what Redlick so boldly stated to Rebel News.
IT TURNED OUT THERE WERE 20 HORSES INCUDING A PREGNANT MARE
SCREEN SHOTS OF REDLICK’S TEXTS TELL THE TALE
When asked how many horses she had, Stephanie Redlick’s response:
It turned out she had 20 horses – after the foal died. Oh, and keep going, there are a LOT more screen shots below…
“Except the good ones we’d need money for. Ranging from 15-80K.”
– Stephanie Redlick
AN EXAMPLE OF ‘THE GOOD ONES’
Again, we say, you be the judge.
Does this look like a healthy horse who is receiving quality care?
Please note the water buckets are blocks of ice, the “bedding” is a foot or more of manure, this poor mare is skin and bones and has sores.
Redlick stated she was going to get $13,000 for her. Yes, really.
Redlick is currently advertising that she provides first class board – of course the pictures she’s showing are of are a barn she was evicted from and one that is not in Milton as she is advertising – it is 100 kiometers from Milton.
But we ask you again, does this look like quality care?
BACK TO THE SCREEN SHOTS…
REDLICK IN BLACK & CRYSTAL IS GREEN
REDLICK ASKS CRYSTAL FOR 20 BALES OF HAY
Okay so let’s break that down, that is Stephanie Redlick asking Crystal Mitchell if Crystal has any hay. She is not offering to buy hay, she is expecting FREE hay.
Crystal asks how many bales and Redlick asks for 20 bales.
Again, PLEASE NOTE Crystal Mitchell GIFTS Stephanie Redlick those 20 bales.
Stephanie Redlick also asks if Crystal’s family can help dispose of the dead foal’s body.
Redlick ultimately dragged it to the edge of the property because she didn’t have the money to call a ‘body disposal’ company.
Oh, and Redlick is ‘greatful’.
Wait a minute. She ‘started’ to rescue at the wrong time?
But Redlick you told Michael Owen of Orillia Matters on May 22nd, 2025 that you’d rescued 150 horses.
Then in January of 2026 you told David Menzies of Rebel News that you’d rescued 1,500 horses.
Yet you started at the wrong time – in February of 2025?
Something sounds a bit fishy.
CRYSTAL GIFTS REDLICK 20 BALES OF HAY
Redlick calls Crystal her hero.
Stephanie Redlick refers to Crystal’s daughter Summer as “a cool chick”. (And on that point she is exactly right. Summer most certainly is “a cool chick”).
Crystal is going home after working all day to load bales of hay to gift to Stephanie Redlick and Redlick is so stressed her head is exploding.
REDLICK DOESN’T EVEN HELP UNLOAD THE HAY
Redlick claims she did all her chores but also states her stalls are ‘bad’ and asks Crystal not to judge.
BAD? That’s an understatment.
Horses standing on a foot or more of built up manure – we don’t have the words. Water buckets are frozen solid. But Redlick did ALL her chores?
Crystal is bringing a gift of hay – Redlick won’t be there to help unload it and Redlick wants it put in the barn. Yes, REALLY!
Do we believe any excuses Redlick makes? NOPE.
REDLICK RELINQUISHES 4 HORSES TO CRYSTAL
Jason, Summer and Celia were horrified by what they saw on the property and ultimately Crystal dragged the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to the property, who were also horrified. The officers took pictures and video and immediately phoned Animal Welfare Services (AWS).
We didn’t know it at the time but AWS inspectors were at the property in December of 2024 and wrote orders – so Redlick was known to them.
AWS WROTE ORDERS IN DECEMBER 2024
So what are orders? Well, in this case someone delivering horses Redlick bought via an online auction (late in 2024) to a property Redlick was leasing in Oro-Medonte was so horrified by the conditions of the property — and the horses who were already there –that he called the Ontario Provincial Police — who were then forced to involve Animal Welfare Services (AWS).
Animal Welfare Services Inspectors would have visited the property and written ‘orders’ – orders are based on a very low threshold or ‘benchmark’ of what is considered adequate care.
Redlick would have likely been given over a week to comply — or at least prove that she was making progress towards complying.
AWS is known for not being transparent – and that’s a fight that we are prepared to pick up too.
AGAIN, WE KNOW THIS WAS NOT REDLICK’S FIRST RODEO
For the horses to be in such deplorable condition the first of February – AWS definitely dropped the ball.
Again, Crystal and her family and friend were there the first week of February 2025 and AWS was in contact with Redlick as late as December 30th, 2024.
Before Animal Welfare Services showed up in February Crystal managed to convince Stephanie to relinquish 4 horses who were in the most desperate need of medical attention – one of whom was so far gone that an equine veterinarian, a specialist, warned from moment one that he was likely not to survive.
Despite thousands in vet bills and a heroic effort by Crystal and her family, Seattle Sunrise ultimately had to be humanely euthanized.
Crystal, her family and 3 friends all had their names dragged through the mud by Stephanie Redlick – incredibly outlandish claims were made and continue to be made by Redlick about Crystal and others.
REDLICK’S SO CALLED CONTRACT
Remember the contract Redlick bragged to Rebel News she had with Crystal? The video is here and below you’ll find the so called contract.
Oh, and Redlick has also repeatedly claimed that Crystal stole her horses. Of course the screen shots and so called contract say differently…
Stephanie Redlick is the one with multiple criminal charges for theft and fraud and 13 animal welfare charges.
This situation highlights both the cruelty some humans are capable of and the compassion of those who choose to step up, take action and show kindness.
Thank you Crystal for being you and for all that you do for so many!
OH AND REDLICK – PLEASE DON’T WORRY…
When we say we’ve been sitting on the screen shots for a year – we mean that we haven’t shared them publicly till now but Animal Welfare Services has had them the whole time.
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