Rango

Rango #718 (April 10, 2007–September 14, 2014) was an American bucking bull who competed at the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) circuit. He was a three-time PBR Built Ford Tough Worlds Finals qualifier. Rango was the star bull of the 2015 film The Longest Ride and has a credit in the movie. Background #718 Rango was born on April 10, 2007. He was owned by Center Point Ranch, then by Jeff Robinson Bulls. Robinson bought Rango from Center Point Ranch in 2011. Robinson found the bull was very athletic and had great kicks. Robinson, who had been voted PBR Stock Contractor of the Year four times, said Rango was his favorite bull. Robinson had hauled and bucked 100s of bulls at an elite level, and he considered Rango second best at bucking, but he was his No. 1 favorite. Career Rango bucked on the elite Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) tour of the PBR. Rango spent the years from 2011 to 2014 mainly on the BFTS tour. 2011 season Rango bucked at his first BFTS event in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He bucked off a total of 10 riders that year. Some notable outs were bucking off Wagner Luciano in 1.30 seconds with a 46-point bull score at a PBR Touring Pro Division (TPD) event in Asheville, North Carolina. Another was bucking off Rubens Barbosa in 5.11 seconds at the BFTS event in Springfield, Missouri, for a 45-point bull score. Another was bucking off Valdiron de Olivieira in 4.11 seconds at the BFTS event in Charlotte, North Carolina, for a 46-point bull score.