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.
by William E Simpson II – also published on the Pagosa Daily Post Most Americans today realize that in many cases money drives politics and policy. Natural resources management in America today suffers from that fact. In regard to the government’s current mismanagement of native species American wild […]
Source: The Dodo Horse sleeps so soundly in the field that neighbors keep calling to report her dead — until they see her other hobby 😂
Source: The Dodo Faith=Restored Giant rescue horse gives up the bachelor life for the perfect partner — watch what happens when they try to share a beer 🍻❤️
By Robert Bauer Advocates Playing into a Conspiracy Documenting and studying the issues concerning this nation’s wild horses and burros, has been my heart since 2009, as well as working in conjunction with others for their preservation in the wild. The wild horse and burro issue has affected […]
By William Simpson II The most important tool for flashy fuels mitigation and maintenance is that which Nature had employed for millennia in North America; Large Native Species Herbivores (deer, wild horses, elk, bison). Existing posits, methods and tactics that attempt to address the accelerating growth of abnormally […]
Source: The Dodo Orphaned baby donkey tried to kick anyone who wanted to be friends — then she met her soulmate 💛
Source: The Dodo Horse was missing her baby — and she’s THRILLED to adopt an orphaned foal as her own 💕
The Dodo and Skydog Ranch Clare Staples and her magical, dream team work their magic and bring life back to an abused horse.
By Morgan Loew “I’m listening for any sounds – gunshots. I’m listening for gunshots,” HEBER, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) – Law Enforcement agents with the US Forest Service have maintained a visible presence along primitive roads in the area where someone or some people have shot and killed dozens of […]
Source: The Dodo Giant horse teaches 30-year-old rescue horse how much fun it is to splash in the water 💙
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