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.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY – Someone, somewhere knows who’s doing this. Detective Mario Fernandez of the Miami-Dade Police Agricultural Patrol section is sure of it. The slaughter of horses for their meat, a recurring crime in Miami-Dade County that reached into Broward briefly a couple of months ago, just can’t […]
Last night, July 3rd, I entered Terry’s office to shut down the computer prior to heading for bed. Everyone else was tucked away and I was just doing the last minute security sweep when my eye’s caught the bright glare of a fireworks rocket heading for the stars […]
FRIENDSWOOD, Texas — A Friendswood resident is continuing his journey of recovery after a permanent injury as a Marine changed his life forever, KPRC Local 2 reported Friday. WATCH IT: Horse Helps Marine Recover From Injury FIND IT: SIRE – Houston’s Therapeutic Equestrian Centers Steve Schulz, 24, was injured […]
No chippers, grinders or massive diesel engine trucks are needed to clear away fallen trees from last month’s storm, as long as Tim Carroll is around. Carroll, of Lyle, prefers to do his work the “old-fashioned” way, with horse teams and carts. Or as he calls it, “the […]
Canada’s Calgary Stampede is being called a “brutal violent spectacle” of animal cruelty by the Humane Society of Canada, which has filed a complaint with Canada’s broadcasting regulator over the airing of the world’s largest outdoor rodeo. The push to have broadcasters phase out the Stampede — which […]
Sheryl Crow & Viggo Mortensen lend their support and knowledge for preserving the last few remaining free roaming wild horses and burros in America. Informing the viewer on the tragedy of over 33,000 wild horses being held in government holding facilities. More wild horses are in captivity then […]
Tony Baird of Lumberton, Texas says he can’t help but smile this week. His two horses are alive, healthy and have been safely corralled after being on the lam for more than two months. “I was so afraid they would be put down or hurt and I’m just […]
Amarillo, Texas Donna Byrne is exhausted and saddened by the death of her horse, Jay, last week. When she rode out from Florida with two horses early in February she had little idea of the toll the journey would take on her way to Amarillo. Byrne rode Jay, […]
Group works to give local animal neglect laws more teeth Last summer, it was a herd of horses—mares and their offspring—that trainer Doro Lohmann helped rescue and then relocate to the Wood River Valley from Salmon. The horses were scheduled for slaughter in Canada until she and several […]
Cowgirl Donna Byrne packed up her two horses, Tonto and Jay, in Arcadia, Florida five months ago and took to the road, hoping to make it to Amarillo, Texas, and a new ranch job. She’s less than 80 miles from her destination, but she’ll arrive exhausted, beaten down […]
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