Video by John Holland ~ President of the Equine Welfare Alliance
The Video that Started it All
Categories: The Force of the Horse
Video by John Holland ~ President of the Equine Welfare Alliance
Categories: The Force of the Horse
Tagged as: Animal welfare, Equine, Equine Welfare Alliance, Horse
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R.T. Fitch’s life has been anything but ordinary. Straight out of high school, he joined the U.S. Air Force Band during the Vietnam era, and while stationed in Hawaii, he spent weekends at Sea Life Park training penguins, sea lions, and whales. His path through life has taken many unexpected turns—including more than a few lessons in love—until meeting his wife, Terry, brought a lasting partnership and a shared passion for animals. Over the course of his adult career, R.T. worked internationally in multiple countries, gaining a broad, global perspective that colors both his worldview and his writing. Now rooted in Texas, he and Terry live on a small farm surrounded by four-legged companions with paws, claws, and hooves. Together, they have devoted years to equine rescue and wild horse protection. An ordained volunteer chaplain and professional Santa Claus for a local historical society—with Terry by his side as Mrs. Claus—R.T. brings warmth, wisdom, and joy to every season. His work reflects a life of service, wonder, and connection to both people and animals. He is the author of Straight from the Horse’s Heart, a moving collection of true rescue stories and spiritual reflections, and Fangs of Light, a supernatural tale steeped in symbolic and metaphorical storytelling. The first in a planned trilogy, Fangs of Light blends myth and mystery to explore themes of identity, redemption, and the power of empathy—offering readers not only suspense and intrigue but a deeper look at the light and shadow within us all.
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Awesome!!!!!! Thank you John and RT hope you and your families, two and four legged, had a happy joyous Christmas
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Wow! I am going to have to set up a camera in my barn to see what these rescue horses ate talking about! Merry Christmas John and all at EWA!
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Thank you RT and John for sharing this great video. Its amazing what our horses have to say. May the New Year bless you and your family.
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Oh my gosh, I’d forgotten about this first video. RT must’ve modeled his Chinese Santa costume this year after your 2006 Wal-Mart special, John!
Seriously, this movie contains all the elements that make for splendid theater and captivate an audience: humor, authenticity, story line, passion, truth, and last but not least, horses!
Thank you, director, producer, writer, actors, voices, composers, photographers, and long, linked-by-love chain of equine (and canine) rescuers, adopters, donors, volunteers who make this silly-yet-serious Santa script possible.
May 2012 turn the page to a brighter chapter in the annals of America’s horses.
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Thank You RT I have not seen this video before !!!!!! I am hoping that 2012 is the year all of our horses will be safe and protected and all realize the beautiful precious gift they truly are,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Santa John and Santa Fitch…doesn’t get much better than that. Thank you John, Vicki and EWA..THANK YOU
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So that’s how Santa fills the stockings so fast ! I’ve always wondered about that 15 minute conversation with the horses on Christmas Eve–(Norwegian legend)– it is true! Thanks for this great Spirit of Giving video.
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