McKenzie Horsemanship Through Feel

We are very proud of Allan's rodeo accomplishments. We believe that Allan's accomplishments are a direct result of his God-given talent of being a horseman. Allan will be the first to tell you that feel, timing and balance are what make a great Bronc rider and a perfect Bronc ride. He will tell you that the principles of feel is what he used on his broncs to calm them in the chute, to help move and place their feet if they were leaning in the chute, to saddle them quietly and to help them get safely out of the chute. We believe that every horse trainer should understand what makes a horse buck, mentally and then physically. The trainer should have the ability to work this out with ground work before this happens, but if the horse still feels the need to buck, the trainer must be able to ride through the buck without pulling up on the horse, getting in the horses way, and creating a brace or problem within that horse.

Allan credits his father, Harry McKenzie, for providing him with the sound basis in horsemanship that has allowed Allan to build his knowledge of horses throughout his life. Allan is now passing this knowledge on to Reba & Kale, both of whom are participating in the Alberta High School Rodeo Association!

Allan's rodeo accomplishments using feel, timing and balance...

Northern Alberta Novice Saddle Bronc Champion 1982
qualified for Canadian Finals Rodeo Novice Saddle Bronc 1982
Northern Alberta Novice Saddle Bronc Champion 1983
Novice Saddle Bronc Champion Calgary Stampede 1983
Alberta High School Saddle Bronc Champion 1983
Youth National Finals Saddle Bronc Champion Fort Worth, Texas 1983
World National High School Saddle Bronc Champion Douglas, Wyoming 1983
National Cowboy Hall of Fame Award Winner 1983
Novice Saddle Bronc Champion Canadian Finals Rodeo 1983
Southern Alberta Saddle Bronc Champion 1986
Canadian Finals Rodeo Qualifier 1986
Canadian Finals Rodeo Qualifier 1987
Canadian Finals Rodeo Qualifier 1988
Canadian Finals Rodeo Qualifier 1989
Bud Pro Tour Finals Qualifier 1989
Houston, Texas Rodeo 1990 - Split 2nd/3rd overall
Scottsdale Showdown Qualifier, Arizona 1990 - top Canadian Bronc rider at the showdown
Canadian Finals Rodeo Qualifier 1990
Bud Pro Tour Finals Qualifier 1990
Finished in the top 15 Bronc riders in the world 1990
Finished in the top 15 Canadian Saddle Bronc riders 1991
Finished in the top 15 Canadian Saddle Bronc riders in 1997
Qualified for the Calgary Stampede 1998
Finish 6th in the average 1998 Calgary Stampede - made it to the final day at Stampede & participated in the Top 10 Ride Off
Finished in the top 15 Canadian Saddle Bronc riders in 1998
Graduate of Blaine Pederson Steer Wrestling School 1998