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Our Facilities
Our Facilities
One of OCET's coaches, Ric Weitzel, and his wife, Julie, own a farm called Equine Differences (EQD), which is where OCET lessons. EQD is located just 1 mile north of Oberlin College on Route 58. They offer boarding and lessons to Oberlin community members and have an Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Team for middle and high school students alongside hosting the Oberlin College team.
OCET uses over a two dozen lesson horses of varying levels and disciplines, with some boarders allowing students to use their horses as well. We are very lucky to be able to take lessons in the indoor regardless of the weather!
EQD Front Entrance
32 10x10 box stalls
Concrete aisles with mats
1 heated indoor wash rack
1 outdoor wash rack
Automatic waterers in every stall
2 indoor arenas with bench seating
1 outdoor arena
Round pen
Outdoor turnouts
Individual lockers for boarders
Indoor restroom
Heated viewing area
Our Coaches
Our Coaches
Ric Weitzel
Ric Weitzel
Ric coaches the Western team for lessons and shows. Julie, Ric's wife, also helps with OCET organization and fundraising.
Ric has been an avid and competitive rider for many years. In addition to coaching OCET, he shows on the competitive APHA (American Paint Horse Association) circuit, judges, and announces for local APHA shows. He has coached many winning Youth and Amateur APHA riders in the past ten years, multiple of whom made it to Reserve World Champion! He has also started an equestrian team for grades 6-12.
Nicole Archer
Nicole Archer
Nicole is our Hunt-Seat coach. She grew up riding on Ric’s youth equestrian team and then, in college, rode for the University of Toledo’s IHSA team. After college, Nicole began showing the Pinto and Paint Horse circuits where she earned World Champion titles in the Hunter Hack, Working Hunter, Equitation over Fences, and Hunter Under Saddle.
In addition to coaching the Oberlin College Hunt-Seat team, Nicole also enjoys teaching hunter/jumper students of all levels and coaching her riders on the Ohio Professional Horsemen’s Association circuit.
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