STEPHANIE REDLICK – HORSES SEIZED FOR NEGLECT
On February 4th, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police alerted Animal Welfare Services (AWS) about the dire conditions of Stephanie Redlick’s horses.
Reports described a heartbreaking scene—water troughs left empty, buckets filled only with ice, horses without shelter, and emaciated animals forced to pick through their own piled-up manure in search of food.
Despite the urgency of the situation, AWS did not visit the property for the first time until February 12th. Yes, really — it took 8 days for officers to check on the 16 horses for the first time.
Even more alarming, the horses were not removed until February 20th – 16 days after the initial report – raising serious concerns about the province of Ontario Animal Welfare Services’ effectiveness and accountability.
The public outcry has been overwhelming, and we urge you to continue reaching out to those who have the power to conduct a full investigation into AWS’s handling of this case.
It is critical that necessary reforms are implemented to prevent such failures from happening again. No animal should ever be left to suffer due to bureaucratic inaction.
Please keep writing and calling to demand accountability and change. Your voice matters! See the CALL TO ACTION.
YOU BE THE JUDGE
Although Stephanie Redlick claims to provide excellent care, recent visits to the property she was until recently leasing in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, suggest otherwise. (The horses were moved on February 8th to 1315 Scugog Line 2, Port Perry, ON L9L 1B3.)
We invite you to review the attached pictures and videos and form your own opinion.
One particularly distressing case involves a newborn foal who was left in a cold drafty ramshackle barn. Unable to stand, she was unable to nurse, all while enduring windchill temperatures as low as -26°C (-15°F). Tragically, the foal did not survive. [Full story here.]
Outdoor water troughs were empty, and the water buckets inside were frozen solid.
The horses left outside were forced to eat poor-quality, mouldy hay — with the wrapping strings still attached.
Inside, there was no sign of hay at all, and visitors were even asked if they could provide some.
The “stalls” appeared to have never been cleaned, with manure piled a foot or more deep.
Horses were seen picking through their own waste in a desperate attempt to find something to eat.
The horses were severely dehydrated, dangerously thin, many with sores and untreated wounds.
One horse, who has a hernia, was also caked in feces.
While some horses had blankets, the undercover video shows their protruding hip bones and spines were painfully visible even through the fabric.
We find the pictures hard to look at, they haunt us — but if everyone looks away — then who is going to stop what’s happening?
Hoof care seemed completely neglected
Again, Animal Welfare Services was first alerted to this situation on February 4, 2024, when Stephanie Redlick had 20 horses in her care.
Before A.W.S. arrived to investigate on February 12, advocates persuaded Redlick to surrender four horses.
Upon examination, an experienced farrier noted that some of the relinquished horses may have never had their hooves trimmed. One horse still wore shoes estimated to have been in place for eight to nine months – well beyond the standard care cycle of four to eight weeks.
RECENT PRESS
Following weeks of public complaints and concerns about the welfare of a large number of horses living in poor conditions on a farm in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, and later in Port Perry, they have been seized by the province’s Animal Welfare Services (AWS).
A series of disturbing events became the catalyst for this response when a horse-owning neighbour of Stephanie Redlick’s, Jim Horne, was alerted that a newborn foal was in distress at the farm on Feb. 2. The filly was found unblanketed in an uninsulated barn and despite assurances she would be properly cared for, she later died. Horne noted that other horses in Redlick’s care were in very poor condition and there was a noticeable lack of fresh water and feed.
THE BACK STORY…
The stall had about 3 feet of manure in it and the mare was eating hay that was also her bedding.
The baby was uncovered and cold.
I warned them that the baby would die if they did not feed her every 20 minutes and keep her warm.
Stephanie Redlick did not stay the night and texted Dianne during the night to say she didn’t stay because she was too tired. The baby was left alone and died. – Jim Horne
[Read more]
“Thoroughbred Seattle Sunrise was relinquished to us by Stephanie Redlick. His poor body condition was hidden under a ripped blanket.
He needs to be quarantined, and our vet told us that we need to prepare ourselves because he might not recover from this.” – Summer (Mitchell) Secord
UPDATE: euthanized.
UPDATE on 1 of 4 horses relinquished by Stephanie Redlick. The vet warned the horse may not live.
There are still 16 horses in the ‘care’ of Redlick. [Seized Feb. 20, 2025 – charges have not yet been laid.]
Thank you to Summer Secord (Mitchell), Crystal Mitchell and Celia Carletti for being willing to step forward and speak out.
Today, it has been announced that all 16 remaining horses have been seized by Animal Welfare Services. [This remains an active investigation.]
This follows Redlick’s earlier surrender of four severely malnourished horses — one of whom was in such dire condition that humane euthanasia was the only option.
We’ve been made aware of multiple advertisements posted by Stephanie Redlick (she has MANY aliases) dated January 31, 2025 – this practice continues even AFTER all her horses were seized.
See the advertisement here, then be sure to watch a video of volunteers lifting a blanket from a horse they are convinced is the same horse – 3 days after the ad was placed.
Their reaction to the poor condition of the horse says it all.
[Watch & read more here] <== UPDATED!
The team at https://horserescuefund.org has begun raising funds to support the Mitchell family in caring for the 4 emaciated horses they convinced Stephanie Redlick to relinquish.
[UPDATE Feb. 17, 2025: Despite a carefully planned and meticulously followed treatment protocol one of the four -- Seattle Sunrise -- was euthanized on the advice of a veterinarian.]
Providing these horses with veterinary care, prescriptions, specialized nutrition and farrier services has already been costly.
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is a registered foundation at the federal level with the
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NEWBORN FOAL LEFT TO DIE
STEPHANIE REDLICK - NEGLECTED HORSES? YOU BE THE JUDGEThis 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. Oro-Medonte is in Ontario, Canada.JIM HORNE WRITES: On Sunday,...
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ARE THESE HORSES BEING NEGLECTED?Do the horses in the following video (and pictures) look like healthy horses who are receiving quality care? Even the blankets on the horses can't hide how thin they are or the sores. Thank you to Summer Secord, Crystal Mitchell and...
Pictures on this page are courtesy of Summer Secord, Crystal Mitchell and Celia Carletti.
Press contact: marie@banhorseslaughter.com or phone: 250 801 8231
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