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 Christa Lesté-Lasserre as published on ScienceMag.org Thailand, already battling the spread of coronavirus, is now contending with another deadly viral outbreak—in horses. With hundreds of horse deaths reported there in the last 3 weeks, horse owners are rushing to seal their animals indoors with netting, away from […]
Source: Multiple If you thought baby donkeys were cute, wait until you get a load of this zonkey! A zebra at the Chyulu Hills National Park in Kenya was recently found with a peculiar-looking foal by her side. It had stripes, but they weren’t dark and barely covered […]
“Words fail me…” ~ R.T.
100+ Fun Things to Do at Home Right Now, From Virtual Tours to Animals Cams and More t’s safe to say things are understandably weird right now. As the world reacts to the COVID-19 pandemic, people across the planet are staying home, quarantining, and practicing social distancing as […]
by Kristi Bothur as published on her Blog “This Side of Heaven” How the Virus Stole Easter ‘Twas late in ‘19 when the virus began, Bringing chaos and fear to all people, each land. People were sick, hospitals full, Doctors overwhelmed, no one in school. As winter gave […]
“Many thanks to Debbie Coffey for bringing this to my attention. Terry and I have always looked upon mankind as being a pandemic waging war against the living earth. We are like a virus, infecting, consuming and killing everything within our path…we are the most dangerous animal that lives on this planet because we not only eat, consume and kill every living thing on Mother Earth but we strip her of her resources and suck the very life out of her soul. Not a good Easter message but it is time for new beginnings.
This current pandemic is a warning and a shot across our bow. It was born in the cruelty of China’s wet markets, that I have personally and sadly witnessed, and is meant as wake-up call. Mother Earth is pissed and in the end she will prevail. Now would be a good time to slip back into our intended roles and treat our co-inhabitants of this planet, and the planet herself, with the respect and dignity that they deserve. We are NOT King of the Hill, instead we are the scourge that pollutes and consumes the valley below. Let’s clean it up!” ~ R.T.
By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI Capital Press The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unlawfully rejected an animal rights group’s request to consider banning a horse birth control drug, according to a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Michael Simon has ruled the EPA violated administrative law with its “arbitrary and capricious” decision […]
by Michigan State’s My Horse University “While everyone is housebound we are attempting to bring to you information that is both timely and informational. I have been following My Horse University since 2008 and they offer a great deal of high quality information and courses on the care […]
While Shania Twain performs two of her biggest hits, she gets a little help from a couple of her furry friends, one of which appears to want to turn the solo into a duet. Stream ACM Presents: Our Country on CBS All Access.
Presented by Weaver Leather Below we preview Episode one. Please go to YouTube to view additional episodes…good stuff!
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