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.
Source: Wild Horse Freedom Federation The Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee takes up the BLM’s Wild Horse & Burro Program budget this Tuesday (TOMORROW) morning at 9:30 am, and the full Senate Appropriations Committee will mark up the BLM’s Fiscal Year 2019 spending legislation this Thursday starting at 10:30 am. With your help, […]
“After this past week, it’s difficult to find the words…let the video write the story.” ~ R.T.
by Jesse Prentice-Dunn as published on WestWise Public comment opportunity rings hollow as Interior staff don’t bother waiting for end of meeting to send official memo granting oil and gas industry wish These days, when the oil and gas industry says “jump,” Secretary Ryan Zinke’s Interior Department asks “how […]
“It is always a pleasure to have Robert Bauer contribute, from his heart, to Straight from the Horse’s Heart. Terry and I first met Robert in the Pryor Mountains during the much publicized roundup of Cloud and his herd on Labor Day weekend, 2009. It was a sad and emotional time for all of us, particularly Robert. I remember Terry holding him in her arms while he wept upon the overlooking bluff as the helicopter rudely chased Cloud’s family into the awaiting pens. An image forever burned upon my heart.
Many thanks to Robert and his insightful view of our much beleaguered, last remaining wild equine.” ~ R.T.
Source: Wild Horse Freedom Federation OpEd R.T. Fitch, President/Co-Founder Wild Horse Freedom Federation “While we were on the BLM hay wagon viewing former wild mares in holding the House was voting to rip their ovaries out…” I am pretty much at a loss for words, a very rare […]
We didn’t think the House Appropriations Committee would vote to make our few remaining wild horse & burros non-reproducing and single-sex herds, they did.
We never in a million years thought that our lawmakers would vote to put our federally protected wild horses & burros through a grotesque, deadly and inhumane procedure, they did.
We just knew that our elected representatives would vote in favor of the wishes of their constituent’s, they did NOT!
By Maryann Hendrickson / Commander, U.S. Navy, Retired, Las Cruces, Ruben Roybal / U.S. Marine, Retired, Las Vegas, N.M. and Jeff Swanson / Veteran and Military Chaplain, Alamogordo as published on abqjournal.com “Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who while claiming to be a disciple of Theodore Roosevelt has had […]
from our partners at Equine Advocates “ONLY WE, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, CAN DECIDE THEIR FATE!” Today is #PrimaryDay in eight states: #Alabama, #California, #Iowa, #Mississippi, #Montana, #NewJersey, #NewMexico and #SouthDakota. There are only 22 weeks until the #MidTerms on November 6th. It is URGENT that Americans who care […]
Call to action: The House Appropriations Committee has scheduled its “mark up” on the spending bill for the Interior Department, including the BLM’s Wild Horse & Burro Program, this Wednesday, June 6 starting at 10 am Eastern. We just learned that Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) will introduce an […]
Urgent! Please Comment by Monday, June 4th at 4 pm to Stop BLM’s Gruesome Torture of Wild Mares By Carol Walker, Director of Field Documentation, WHFF The BLM has released a Scoping Document on the Warm Springs Herd Management Area in Oregon that proposes spaying wild mares using […]
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