Brian Canter
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Built Ford Tough Series
The Built Ford Tough Series is the "major league" tour of the PBR competitions. It is a 30-city event series culminating in the PBR World Finals every year in Las Vegas, Nevada. The top 45 riders of the PBR compete in the BFTS with the rankings determined by points and money won...
tour. He first came on as an alternate in the 2005 PBR World Finals. His first full season on tour was 2006. He notched his first career win by winning the 2006 BFTS event in Billings, Montana
Billings, Montana
Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, and is the principal city of the Billings Metropolitan Area, the largest metropolitan area in over...
, and that helped him qualify for the PBR Finals in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
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. He has qualified for the PBR Finals four times (2006-09).
He finished in the top 50 in 2005, 8th in 2006, 11th in 2007 and 25th in 2008.
Canter is a left-handed rider who learned to ride from Jerome Davis, one of the original PBR founders, on Davis' ranch in Archdale, North Carolina
Archdale, North Carolina
Archdale is a city in Guilford and Randolph counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 9,014 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Archdale is located at ....
. He won his first event in Billings, Montana with a purse over $53,000.00 and he has remained in the top ten throughout the 2006 season.
Canter is one of the smaller riders on tour at 5' 4 and 115 pounds. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, wakeboarding, and snowboarding. He is currently a part of the elite Team Enterprise, a team of rodeo athletes currently sponsored by Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
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. He often travels with his good friends and fellow PBR riders, J. B. Mauney
J. B. Mauney
James Burton "J.B." Mauney is a professional bull rider on the Professional Bull Riders 's Built Ford Tough Series tour. He is 5 feet 10 inches tall. He is a left-handed rider. JB began bull-riding at the early age of 3. He purchased his first bucking bull at the age of 15. The Mauney family helps...
and Shane Proctor. He makes his home in Randleman, North Carolina
Randleman, North Carolina
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.