The Brief
- One year ago, at the Conley Invitational Bull Riding event, Zach Naegele’s neck was sliced open after a bull’s horn slipped under his helmet.
- Four months after his life-threatening injury, Naegele, who is from Louisiana, got back on a bull.
- He said one of the hardest parts of his recovery was losing feeling and use for several months on the right side of his face.
PALMETTO, Fla. – It was an injury that could have ended Zach Naegele’s bull-riding career — and his life.
A year ago, the horn of a bull sliced open the Louisiana bull rider’s neck as he competed in the Conley Invitational Bull Riding event in Palmetto. But, he didn’t let the freak accident stop him.
Instead, it’s given him the drive to continue and to achieve his dreams. He’ll be back on a bull in front of an audience at the Manatee County Fairgrounds — the same place he was injured.…