“It is my honor to announce that Equine Welfare Alliance and ReinFree.org have nominated R.T. Fitch for the Public Interest opening on the National Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board.” – Debbie Coffey
Jerry Finch (Habitat for Horses), R.T. Fitch (Wild Horse Freedom Federation), with Rep. Jim Moran (U.S. Congress) discussing issues in the halls of Congress
R.T. has been a true leader in the fight to save the wild horses, and has done much, including:
- rescued abused horses in Brazil (including bringing one back to the U.S.) 1997 – 2000
- rescued, rehabilitated, fostered and placed many equines through Habitat for Horses 2001 – present
- Board of Directors Lone Star Equine Rescue/Habitat for Horses 2001 – present
- worked directly with the former Governor of Louisiana in rescuing equines after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, as featured in the book “Horses of the Storm“
- attended multiple BLM wild horse roundups
- attended and has spoken at multiple BLM National Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board meetings
- organized and has spoken at Press Conferences opposite multiple BLM National Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board meetings
- acted as a citizen lobbyist on issues of horse slaughter in Washington D.C. on many occasions
- has been endorsed to the President by members of Congress on behalf of equine welfare
- co-founded and sits as President of Wild Horse Freedom Federation
- author of the acclaimed book “Straight from the Horse’s Heart“
- author of multiple equine related articles in Horseback and True Cowboy magazines
- traveled to Outer Mongolia to research and observe the re-introduction techniques of the true wild horse, “Takhi” – 2012
- has been the Master of Ceremonies for the International Equine Conference
- was a guest speaker at the recent Equine Advocates Equine Conference
- will be a guest speaker at the upcoming International Equine Conference
- Author of many equine related article on the “Straight from the Horse’s Heart Blog,” which has been running for over 4 years and has had 2.5 million hits
- cares for and attends to 5 rescued/adopted horses on personal property 2001 – present
And last, but by no means least, R.T. has shared his courage, his wit and his recipe for cowboy iced tea with all of us. Thank you for your dedication and hard work, R.T. We’re proud of you and we hope you will be appointed to this Advisory Board. – Debbie Coffey
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Straight from the Horse's Heart 
Finally; someone on ‘The Bored’ worth listening to…Good Luck, RT!
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WELL SAID, Lisa and the Force of the Horse be with you, R.T.!
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Such good news! A true horseman who has done so much good. He will be a great representative on that board.
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EXCELLENT, I hope they actually allow you to do it!
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YEAH!!…Good News…..
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Thanks for all of the kind words, everyone. Special thanks to the two organizations who nominated me as it was clearly not solicited. I believe that having equine advocates on the board would be a benefit to the program and the horses, themselves. Currently, pro-slaughter individuals make up 50% of the board’s roles and they are not shy about sharing their point of view.
We shall see what happens, but thanks to all of you as you help us show that we mean business and we will put our money where our mouths are!!!!
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Good luck.
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El capitain, your crew is with you, i hopeyou are force for change! Real advocation is needed, we know you wont buckle and give in but work to do the best possible outcome for the horses. I have learned you can be a humble man, horse proud, defiant cowboy, humorous to a fault, destined to work hard, you are an encouragement to all. We are glad and grateful to be on your side for the horses, you say what you mean, you mean what you say. Cant be more plain than that! Congratulations, youll do well, when the tough get going, you will stand strong for the horses, we know it!
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Thank you for all the work you & Terry do for the horses, burros & American people.
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Well, now we need to know when, where and to whom we send our supporting letters of concurrence.
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Yep, just point us in the right direction and we will be glad to flood them with letters of support.
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Certainly well deserved, it would be a wonderful thing for all the horses, let’s hope they can see this?? Congratulations fingers are crossed that you get on this board…… NICE 🙂
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R.T. – Having you on the board would finally bring a TRUE voice for the wild horses and wild burros. This is great news!
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Good. We need advocates on that board.
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I am praying to our Holy Father for you to get on the board. This will be a magnificent and ginormous achievement !!
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Congratulations!!! Susan
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Congratulations on that nomination! Can we vote or make phone calls or write letters or send emails of support?
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R.T. would do a super job on the Board. Sure hope he gets on.
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RT, a much deserved nomination – you would do an outstanding job for the wild horses and burros!! Do we send letters/emails of support for your nomination?
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RT, John Holland and so many other advocates would be great.
I can’t wait to see how the killers ignore, dismiss Mr Fitch’s nomination.
Technically, I think it will show how stacked the system and interpretation of the 1971 Act for wild equines is really functioning.
Go RT, GO!!!!
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That’s great. Congratulations RT! Where do we send letters of support?
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R.T. would bring his passion and understanding of wild horses and burros to the board. He would also bring an understanding about the citizens who value their presence on the range. R. T. would also bring some diverse life experiences outside of the horse world that would help him figure out how to work with other members of the board whose viewpoints he may not share. Best wishes.
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Wow – congrats!!!!
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Wouldn’t it be great? Like Denise said – RT & John Holland & a few others I could think of certainly would create an interesting “dialogue” – right?
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Fantastic! Congratulations and Good Luck!
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couldn’t think of a better choice or leader…RT FITCH!
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I certainly hope that RT gets in!!!!!! The horses and burros couldn’t have a better spokesperson on their side. Good Luck RT.
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I’ll sleep a bit better knowing R.T. is on board! How can I help?
Also want to say how much I enjoyed the book Horses of the Storm. I learned a great deal and have passed on other copies of the book.
When is the nomination voted on??
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Well, I have to say my heart skipped a beat when I read that RT is nominated to be on the Advisory board. I hope with all of my being that he gets on the board. Our wild horses and burros certainly need his wisdom, experience, and to speak for them. Like others, if there is anything we can do to secure this position for you please let us know. Thank you for all that you do.
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