Merritt professional bull rider Ty Pozzobon had a very productive week in the province of Alberta, with wins at both ends of the seven-day stretch.

On the July 25 weekend in Cochrane, the 23-year-old Nicola Valley cowboy was the only one to ride both his bulls — good for first place and earnings of $6,498.

In the long go, Pozzobon topped the field with an 86 on X6 3-213 Blue Jean Baby, then followed that up with the lone eight-second ride in the short go — an 87.5 on Todd Braithwaite’s 003 Wrangler Extreme.

One week later, and down the highway in Camrose, Pozzobon won again at the Breakfast of Bulls CPRA event. He scored 85.5 on Outlaw Buckers’ 108 Clouds In My Coffee (where do they get these names) to pick up $4,834 in prize money.

Pozzobon filled in the gaps in his week-to-remember with a fifth-place finish at the Bruce Rodeo in Bruce, Alta. ($498) and a second-place finish at a PRCA rodeo in Great Falls, Mont. ($2,897).

The strong showing in the final week of July has moved Pozzobon up to a top-five position in the CPRA’s bull riding standings.

Meanwhile, Mam-mette Lake barrel racer Katie Garthwaite and her horse, Frenchy, enjoyed a great month of July out on the Prairies, picking up six top-10 finishes and winnings in excess of $6,600.

Garthwaite’s month-long run of success began with a sixth-place finish at the Ponoka Rodeo in Alberta, good for $1,549. She followed that up with a second at the Teepee Creek Stampede in the Wild Rose province ($1,997).

Garthwaite and her 11-year-old mare then moved onto Saskatchewan where the tandem picked up a  third-place finish at the Cowtown Rodeo in Maple Creek ($1,018).

On the same weekend, the duo competed at the Manitoba Stampede in Morris, finishing eighth ($486).

On the July 25 weekend, Garthwaite picked up another second-place finish in Bonnyville, Alta. ($1,243) before closing out the month on the long weekend in Bruce with a fifth ($401).