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 Katie Schneider as published in the Calgary Sun “What I saw looking over that land, the thousands and thousands and thousands of acres, nothing is being ruined,” she said. Calgary songstress Jann Arden is adding her voice to the list of opponents of a wild horse capture […]
Lovely, little Elko, Nevada has announced, according to a recent AP story, that the county will donate $10,000 to a law suit that was brought forward in December by the Nevada Association of Counties and the Nevada Farm Bureau Federation against the BLM charging that the well-known federal grazing and special interest agency is not doing its job and should round up ALL of the federally protected wild horses and burros and send them to slaughter along with the 55,000+ captured horses forced into confinement in contracted long term holding.
Ain’t that just so darn sweet and dandy.
Eyewitness Report by Carol Walker ~ Director of Field Documentation for Wild Horse Freedom Federation Photos by Carol Walker music by Opus Moon’s “Wild Horse Anthology” available on iTunes On this early morning in Adobe Town, I have one of the encounters that I always hope for. I […]
Source: Multiple “Now granted, this is “Feel Good Sunday” but today we may have to dub this installment as “Feel Really Weird Sunday”. We’re sorry but this story is spreading like wild fire across the pond so we thought that we would share it with you here, in […]
Range Observation by Carol Walker ~ Director of Field Documentation for Wild Horse Freedom Federation Part One is located (HERE) Photos by Carol Walker music by Opus Moon (available on iTunes) The next cold morning I head into Adobe Town before dawn. The light is starting to color […]
An independent aerial survey was completed over northeastern California and northwestern Nevada for the Twin Peaks Wild Horse and Burro Herd Management Area on November 26th 2013. The objective was to estimate the population of wild horses (Equus caballus) and burros (Equus asinus) and to monitor the habitat recovery from the Rush Fire, which burned 315,577 acres in August 2012. The flight and pilot were arranged through the LightHawk organization.
During the aerial survey a total of 44 horses and 36 burros were counted along the 207 miles of transect strips within the Twin Peaks Herd Management Area boundary.
Using an aerial strip transect method, the survey estimates the populations of wild horses and burros in the Twin Peaks Wild Horse and Burro Herd Management Area as follows:
(a) 351-459 wild horses (includes some mules)
(b) 230-287 wild burros
Over 300 photographs and continuous video footage were taken during the flight. Photos were taken by Craig Downer, Jesica Johnston and Catherine Scott, and video footage was courtesy of pilot Ney Grant. All this was made possible due to the coordination and support from LightHawk.
Urgent Call from R.T. Fitch ~president/co-founder of Wild Horse Freedom Federation Magnolia, Texas‘ Village Idiot Shows His Ass! We don’t ask for immediate action, often, but this one cuts me to the quick as it is occurring in MY HOME TOWN. A candidate for our Montgomery County Commissioner, […]
by R.T. Fitch ~ president/co-founder of Wild Horse Freedom Federation “Feel Good Sunday” at it’s Finest “It’s rare that subject matter or a relevant topic to write about comes unsolicited and without notice but that is exactly what happened to me last Thursday; an email from a horse […]
by Zachary Treu as published at PBS.org “Without horse fighting, it wouldn’t feel like a new year,” In several small villages throughout the southern regions of China, a grisly 500-year-old tradition kicked off the Chinese New Year last week. According to a report from l’Agence France-Presse, members of […]
Source: by Vince Patton as published on Oregon Public Broadcasting The nationwide children’s lobby marshaled to stop the capture of wild horses for slaughter. In 1971, Joan Bolsinger wanted her fourth graders to write better, so she asked them to compose letters. Her assignment took on a life […]
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