Ride with the bull, mess with the horns. A fearless rodeo rider in Florida had a close brush with death when the bull he was riding gored him in the neck while being bucked off the beast’s back.

The 24-year-old Louisiana native was competing at the Conley Invitational bull riding event in Palmetto, Florida, on Feb. 7 when he suffered a serious neck injury caused by a bull’s horn.

A Louisiana bull rider survived a near-fatal accident at the Manatee County ... Naegele has been bull riding since he was 15 and said he said he plans to continue once he makes a full recovery.

The 24-year-old Greensburg native was competing at the Conley Invitational bull riding event in Palmetto, Florida, on Feb. 7 when he suffered a serious neck injury caused by a bull’s horn.