Angel Garcia Nunez became legally blind after he survived suicide and said he wants to own a business to teach other people like him how to ride horses as a form of therapy.
TUCSON, Ariz. — As Angel Garcia Nunez used his cane to make his way to his seat at the Tucson Rodeo, he had a look of excitement on his face.While he can’t see what’s going on, he’s listening intently.“I have no limitations. I can get on that horse in the arena. I can run, I can go fast just like anyone else,” Garcia Nunez said.
However, in 2020, life took a turn for him when he lost his good friend and Garcia Nunez did something that would change his life forever.“I thought I was ready to check out, but the good Lord had another plan for me,” he said. After being inspired by other horse riders with disabilities, Garcia Nunez picked himself back up and started riding horses as a form of therapy.As he listened to the competitors at the rodeo on Sunday, his third time going this year, he was looking forward to riding a bull in May. His teacher will be a man with just one eye.“It’d be like a life-changing experience to compete in front of my hometown and hopefully win,” Garcia Nunez said.
However, his ultimate goal is to open up a business so he can teach people how to ride horses as a form of therapy. “I want to be able to show them how it’s helped me and so they can fall in love with it just like I have,” he said.“He teaches me about the rodeo and he doesn’t even see what’s happening, but he knows more of what’s going on than I do,” Gompf said.“I love waking up and everyday it’s something, it’s something new,” he said.Andrew Christiansen is a reporter for KGUN 9.
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