Riding Therapy Farms was founded in 2005 by Terri and Peirce, two experienced riding instructors that were also massage therapists'. They shared a vision of creating a massage experience that would heal body, mind, and spirit, especially those of the handicapped.

Terri Peirce
Terri has been a massage therapist for nearly ten years. She graduated the Northern Florida School of Massage. This intensive program demands over 400 hours of hands on practice before a license is granted. Mary has continued her education by studying physiology at the University of South Alabama.

Terri began her riding career at the age of seven. Following in the footsteps of her mother, she continues to teach and compete to this day.

Terri is a proud member of the Southern Region of the Massage Therapists Association, is certified by the Alabama Massage Board, and has received honors for her work with rehabilitating seniors with orthopedic conditions.

Terri is a member of the Escambia County Sheriffs Posse and is a retired Department of Defense police officer.

William Peirce
Mr. Peirce has been studying pain and mobility in athletes following injury and rehabilitation for more than ten years. Mr. Jones earned a Masters degree in exercise physiology from Western Alabama University in 1999. He then graduated from Denver Institute of Chiropractic in 2002.

Mr. Peirce worked his way through college as a riding instructor and is currently training both the handicapped and dressage at the training level.

Mr. Peirce is a proud member of the Southern Region of the Massage Therapists Association, is certified by the Alabama Massage Board, and has authored over 50 papers on the power of touch in healing sports injuries.

In his spare time, Bill enjoys riding, target practice and is a Santa Rosa County Sheriffs reserve officer and is a  member of Escambia County Sheriffs Posse.

Terri and Bill also train police horses for various mounted units as the training for police horses and therapy horses are very similar. Police horses must also possess the same demeanor as therapy horses as they must remain calm at all times. Often Riding Therapy farms takes on horses for individuals if time permits.

Call for an appointment if you would like a tour of the facility or would like to discuss riding therapy, police or individual horse training.

Riding Therapy Farms
(251) 706-0598
info@ridingtherapy.com