A bull and a back rub

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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Meet Rambo, a 6-year-old, 450-pound Brahma bull who lives in Leicester. Rambo was hanging out on the corner of Leicester Highway and Patton Avenue in front of Alan’s Jewelry and Pawn this morning. Rambo really enjoyed this lady rubbing his neck; he slowly lowered his giant, horned head as she dug in.

Rambo was there for some sort of promotion, blissfully chewing his cud while, just a few feet away, somebody was grilling up a bunch of hamburgers. Rambo didn’t seem to mind. The farmer who owns Rambo told me that this is pretty much what Rambo does – chews his cud and hangs out.

The farmer told me that once Rambo sheds his winter coat, he’s perfectly white all around, like snow.