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 Mary Cella of CNN HLN They say horses and burros are hardy enough to survive in these temperatures-when even polar bears can’t withstand this cold! As people across the country huddle indoors to escape arctic temperatures, millions of animals are stranded out in the cold. Critics say […]
By Susan Salk as published in Off-Track Thoroughbreds “Our goal is to become the gold standard of information on equine welfare.” How an electrical engineer once heading up a robotics company servicing the nuclear industry came to be testifying against horse slaughterhouses later in life came down to […]
Update from Front Range Equine Rescue Valley Meat: History of willful disregard for environmental laws and regulations! As a result of Front Range Equine Rescue’s continuous efforts to stop horse slaughter, a neutral hearing officer just recommended that the Secretary of the New Mexico Environment Department deny Valley […]
Posted by Carol Walker ~ Director of Field Documentation for Wild Horse Freedom Federation and published at WildHoofBeats.com Zeroing Out the Wild Horses is the Mission of the BLM and local “Grazing Association In a continuation of their relentless persecution of the wild herds in Wyoming’s Red Desert, […]
by R.T. Fitch ~co-founder/president of Wild Horse Freedom Federation The Year of the Horse has yet to Begin It’s “Feel Good Sunday” and the holidays are over, maybe to the relief of some and the disappointment of others, but we are going to take a few moments and […]
Source: By Shelby Sebens as published by Fox News “Oregonian Dave Duquette Will Have to Find Another Way to Torture Horses before throwing them on his BBQ!” ~ R.T. Put down that lasso, Oregonians. With a new year comes new laws. One of those is a ban on […]
By Milan Simonich as published in The New Mexican “De Los Santos “a serial violator of environmental laws” when he slaughtered cattle at his plant…” State District Judge Matthew Wilson of Santa Fe heard two hours of arguments Friday before extending a temporary restraining order against De Los […]
Source: Multiple ~ written by Adam Jourdan “Wal-Mart, French grocer Carrefour SA, McDonald’s Corp and KFC-parent Yum Brands Inc among others, have come under fire before in China over food safety issues…” “It sincerely pains me on many different levels to post this article as I am tied […]
Source: New Mexico Office of the Attorney General AG’s Request for TRO Granted; In Effect Until Jan. 3 Hearing (SANTA FE)—New Mexico Attorney General Gary King applauds the efforts of his office as they together continue working to stop Valley Meats from beginning commercial horse slaughter operations in […]
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