SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — It was not Zane Bajuszik’s first experience being around horses at Slippery Rock University’s Storm Harbor Equestrian Center on Thursday, Aug. 7, but it was certainly his first time riding one.

“My father-in-law lives up here and he’s got horses,” said Brady Bajuszik, Zane’s father. “He goes for buggy rides. He’ll take my two daughters with him too and we’ll go for a buggy ride up and down the road.”

Zane was one of the Scouts participating in horsemanship classes as part of Moraine Trails Council’s 2025 Bucoco Summer Merit Badge Program. Classes for the badge took place over two separate days, with Thursday serving as the riding portion. More than a dozen Scouts participated.

Brady Bajuszik said his son usually goes to a summer camp in Virginia, but picked up a hand

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