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.
Raisa Bruner, Time Here’s Everything You Need to Know Pre-Game Show: https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/puppy-bowl/full-episodes/puppy-bowl-xiv-pre-game-show If football isn’t quite your cup of tea, fear not: the annual Puppy Bowl is here to save you on Super Bowl Sunday, offering an adorable dose of furry canine competition. How do I watch the […]
by Jesse Prentice-Dunn as published on WestWise Interior Secretary set to ignore overwhelming public feedback in scrapping landmark sage-grouse conservation plans In less than one year on the job, Interior Secretary Zinke has taken a wrecking ball to America’s public lands legacy. From the unprecedented step of dramatically […]
by R.T. Fitch ~ Co-Founder/President of the Wild Horse Freedom Federation “Feb 1st 2003 changed the lives of millions of people. As a country and a human community we lost 7 brave souls over the skies of north Texas and Louisiana, that day. The space shuttle Columbia came […]
First time in recent memory; the horses give the Stupid Bowl the cold shoulder
I don’t watch the game; (just a bunch of bulked-up, overpaid males running around a field playing with their balls) but I always look forward to previewing the commercials that are played during the event and of course, the tales told by the Clydesdale’s mini-movies are always the favorite.
Be they patriotic, remember the 911 one, or about being more than you thought you could be; they almost always bring a tear to your eye…but not in this year of gross disrespect and inflated egos, no ponies.
Move over Wild Horses, Burros and other native critters as private “welfare” cattle, sheep and goats are coming to destroy the forage on public lands near YOU!!! News Release WASHINGTON, DC Contact: BLM: blm_press@blm.gov Forest Service: pressoffice@fs.fed.us For immediate release Date: January 30, 2018 BLM and Forest Service […]
Release from the FieldMuseum.org Study found that human-modified landscapes shrink mammal movements by up to half Human beings take up a lot of real estate — around 50-70 percent of the Earth’s land surface. And our increasing footprint affects how mammals of all sizes, from all over the […]
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts as published on The Dodo He was so small when he was rescued that he had to ride on someone’s lap on the drive home. “Years ago, my wife Terry, Leslie Anne Webb and I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Munchie when he […]
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Take me to the slaughterhouse … I’ll wait there with the lamb.” ~ Leonard Cohen Richard Branson has made a revolutionary prediction: “I believe that in 30 years or so we will no longer need to kill any animals and…
“We are having so much fun with our goofy animal companions I thought I would throw this one in too, it is one of my favorites and it never fails to make me laugh; regardless of how many times I have seen it. Watching these kids makes me […]
photos from WeLikeWorld.com “If you are a guardian of horses it is all but certain that you are staff to other four legged creatures on your property, dogs, cats, birds, fish…somewhere out there are more critters conspiring to make your life either one of hilarity or continued suffering, […]
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