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: By Josh Long as published at Food Product Design “During the first part of their lives, nobody has any thought these horses are going to be steak,” SANTA FE, N.M.—A letter from Zachary Shandler, a New Mexico Assistant Attorney General, highlights another challenge Valley Meat Co. faces […]
Source: By George Knapp, Chief Investigative Reporter – bio | email of KLAS TV “The BLM spends more than $70 million per year to round up horses that most likely don’t need to be gathered…” “George Knapp has always been a friend to the wild horses and in […]
Source: ASPCA.org Approved amendment would protect horses from cruel practice in the U.S. NEW YORK—The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) commends the members of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee for approving an amendment to its fiscal year 2014 Agriculture Appropriations bill that […]
Source: By Brian Maffly | The Salt Lake Tribune BLM ignored inconvenient data and contrarian views… A scathing decision by an administrative law judge has concluded the Bureau of Land Management underreports impacts of grazing leases on Rich County’s 25,000-acre Duck Creek allotment. If the ruling’s reasoning is […]
Source: By Rosalie Rayburn / Journal Staff Writer as published on the ABQJournal.com “We can’t trespass on private property to impound…” New Mexico State Livestock Board Executive Director Ray Baca says the Coronado Soil and Water Conservation District has no authority to order his agency to round up […]
Source: KOAT.com NM Attorney General: Meat’s pedigree would have to be proven before slaughter ROSWELL, N.M. —The attorney general’s office said there is another hurdle that could stand in the way of horse slaughter plans in Roswell. Horse meat, fitting the legal definition of an adulterated food product, […]
Source: By Neil Clarkson of HorseTalk.co.nz Today, the place of the wild horses that roam the western rangelands is a contentious political issue The recent discovery of the skull and lower jawbone of an extinct species of large horse in Nevada has added another small piece to an […]
“Feel Good Sunday” by Tanya Spencer of RTV6.com “Mobility-wise, horses are a great motivator…” CARMEL, Ind. – A mobile program called Memory Lane is taking horses out of the stables and into communities across central Indiana. Agape Therapeutic Riding offers a unique form of therapy for people of […]
Source: Carl Mrozek, filmmaker: “Saving Ass in America” BLM‘s population numbers are speculative at best, and fictitious at worst To their credit, the NAS critique of BLM totally discredits the BLM’s unscientific management methodology, particularly re: gauging population levels. Unfortunately, they prescribe a primarily pharmaceutical remedy for a […]
Source: Andrew Cohen as published in The Atlantic “Current practice of removing free-ranging horses from public lands promotes a high population growth rate,” the report concluded In his February speech nominating her for the position of Secretary of the Interior, President Obama noted that Sally Jewell’s aptitude test […]
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