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 Kurt Repanshek as published on National Parks Traveler “The Secretary of Interior cannot override the (National Park Service) Organic Act conservation mandate, nor can he override the NPS regulations implementing it, which generally prohibit hunting in national parks unless specifically authorized by Congress,” A law professor who […]
Source: Western Values Project This Saturday, September 22, is National Public Lands Day, a time to celebrate the bond between people and green space in their communities. Find a National Public Lands Day event in your community >> In its 25-year history, National Public Lands Day has become the nation’s […]
By Kirk Mitchell as published in/on the Denver Post Drought, fire damage means more horses will die this winter, group says A herd of 800 wild mustangs have been able to cross burned areas of the Boone Draw wildfire to access water tanks set up for them, but […]
By: Danielle Miller from Fox10Phoienx.com Volunteers from the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group northeast of the Valley fell victim to a shooting over the weekend and now two people are behind bars. Sunday just after 5:00 p.m. volunteers were finishing feeding the horses at their rescue along […]
By Amy Hanchey After months in the making 17 wild horses from Fort Polk , Louisiana completed the long journey to Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary on Saturday September 15th, 2018. These 17 horses were part of the May 2018 Round Up. Circumstances surrounding this round up are explained in […]
“Time to take a break from the storms, legal battles and selfless energies that so many of you give to this effort and to the betterment of the world we live in. Please take a moment to rest and wash out your mind and souls.
We try not to plug stores and/or companies, here at SFTHH, but in our part of the country we probably spend more time in Tractor Supply than anywhere else, go figure. And at our farm, when I fire up the big red, diesel one ton there is a little Border Collie right at my side, nudging me and saying, “I gotta go too, I just gotta go”. So bringing a four legged companion to Tractor Supply is not foreign to us, in fact, it is simply standard operating procedure. But a horse? That is stretching it a bit, not that we don’t have a few that would like to give it a shot. (Heck, when we let the boys graze in the yard and forget to close the garage overhead doors we often have find Apache trying to open up the interior door to the house…one time, when unsuccessful I exited the house only to step into a pile ‘used hay’ that he had deposited while trying to wait us out.)
So please feel free to read, relax and enjoy as our trials and tribulations will be right where we left them when we reengage, tomorrow. Love ya’all.” ~ R.T.
By Abbie Bennett as published on The Herald Sun “They are survivors,” herd manager Meg Puckett told The News & Observer on Friday Ahead of the storm, then a powerful Category 4, the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (CWHF), a nonprofit which manages the herd, posted on Facebook that […]
Source: PEER.org Agencies Ordered to Defer to State Hunting and Fishing Practices Whenever Possible Washington, DC — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced a “commitment to defer” to state hunting and fishing practices on all lands within agency purview. His order is a stunning abdication of a more […]
Today is the 17th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks and we are looking back at some of the most powerful tributes to the victims over the years. One of those tributes was an emotional ad featuring the Budweiser Clydesdales. In the ad, the horses honor the memory […]
By Sara Ganim, Gregory Wallace and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke held nearly 50 official meetings in May and June that, in sharp contrast to previous months, were so vaguely described on his official calendar that the public is unable tell what he was doing or […]
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