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.
“Mainstream Media continues ‘Fake News’ campaign to further BLM’s special interests plan to destroy and slaughter the last few wild equines that grace America’s public lands…” Unedited Fake News propaganda piece (a few good jabs delivered at the end): The U.S. Bureau of Land Management must utilize adoption, […]
by Elise Rich as published on KMOX.radio.com A herd of wild horses has been roaming the Ozark hills for nearly 100 years It’s believed the ancestors of the Shannon County wild horses go back to the Great Depression era, with farmers releasing their horses in search of better […]
By Mark Price as published on The News & Observer One of the oldest wild horses roaming North Carolina’s Outer Banks had to be euthanized, according to the Corolla Wild Horse Fund The horse, known as Captain, was suffering from “emaciation” due to a series of health problems […]
by Charlotte Roe and Mary A. Koncel as published on The Washington Examiner “The 88,000 wild horses and burros are dwarfed in the millions by cattle and sheep…” William Perry Pendley, acting chief of the Bureau of Land Management, is warning of a fearsome herd. Wild horses and […]
If you follow us on Facebook at, Fort Polk Horses of Kisatchie, you may know that much has transpired since our last email. To briefly recap, we left off on the heals of the August round up and we had just received word of September round up. The events […]
by Eric Mack as published on Forbes Dramatic footage, shot Wednesday morning in SoCal, shows a horse heading back into a fire on a rescue mission to find his family. The Golden State is on fire again with at least twelve active wildfires around California. While the largest […]
by Josh Peter a published on USA Today “an estimated 7,500 thoroughbreds a year are slaughtered for human consumption…” FORNEY, Texas — Mike McBarron stepped out of the 96-degree heat and into a shed on his feedlot after loading 37 horses onto a truck. They were headed to […]
Unedited Press Release (Less Headline) The Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro National Advisory Board is meeting in Washington this week. Board Chairman Fred Woehl says there are 90,000 wild horses and donkeys on federal lands. Woehl said that’s three times more than the areas can […]
Today is the day; BLM appointed special interest representatives will gather in what is called The Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board in Washington D.C. to forward their agendas to remove, mutilate and/or slaughter the last remaining federally protected wild horses and burros that graze on their rightful […]
by Carol J. Walker, Director of Field Documentation for Wild Horse Freedom Federation First published on Wild Hoofbeats I attended the Fifteenmile Wild Horse Roundup last week in a remote and obscure Herd Management Area outside of Worland, Wyoming. Very few people I know had even heard of […]
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