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 Neil Clarkson Fresh proposals for managing wild horses in the US may address some longstanding problems, but they are unlikely to appease advocates worried about the way the herds are managed across the western rangelands. New proposals for the management of America’s wild horse population have drawn […]
Channel 8 – CBS Las Vegas Nevada VIEW the Full Program HERE, (5 Segments) On Saturday the I-Team aired a primetime special detailing the long history of alleged mismanagement in the BLM’s wild horse and burro program. Half of the country’s wild horses are in Nevada and the BLM […]
By Suzanne Bush Beginning next year European Union (EU) countries will begin rigorous enforcement of food-safety regulations concerning horsemeat for human consumption. The regulations, aimed at ensuring food safety through traceability from farm to fork, ban meat tainted by drugs commonly given to horses, including antibiotics, wormers and […]
by R.T. Fitch, author of “Straight from the Horse’s Heart” When it comes to writing it takes a certain bit of motivation, emotion and passion for me to commit my feelings to written word, hence, I am a total failure as a news writer. I wish that I […]
by Steven Long, editor of Horseback Magazine HOUSTON , (Horseback) – A prominent wild horse expert says there was considerably more land set aside for wild horses in 1971 than is currently claimed by the Bureau of Land Management. Craig Downer, a wildlife ecologist, calls the agency’s claims […]
Chief Investigative Reporter George Knapp and Chief Photojournalist Matt Adams – Channel 8 CBS, Las Vegas This Saturday the I-Team will air a primetime special detailing the long history of mismanagement in the BLM’s wild horse and burro program. Half of the country’s wild horses are in Nevada […]
It was as if a message came down from on high for the boys at Interior and the Bureau of Land Management to do something to make those damned phones stop ringing. So Sec. Ken Salazar and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Bob Abbey, put on their tap dancing shoes and began to spin.
by Jerry Finch, President of Habitat for Horses Since the slaughterhouses have killed so many “unwanted” horses, the Great State of Texas is starting a new Equine Incentive Program! Thanks to Rep. Sid Miller, HB 1881 was passed during the 81st Legislative Session. The program provides incentives for […]
by R.T. Fitch It seems that each and every year the few good guys and gals in Washington introduce bills to save our wild mustangs, stop slaughter and ban the transport of our equine, American heritage to kill pens across the border. And every year the bulk of […]
by Steven Long, editor of “Horseback Magazine” The Restore our American Mustang Act, (ROAM), if it passes, will bring radical change to the way the current Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board of the Bureau of Land Management does business. In particular, the new legislation would give animal […]
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