I remember pulling our four horse trailer down a windy mountain road only to encounter a group of biking enthusiast riding several abreast who made no attempt to move to single file. Despite dangerously raising my husbands blood pressure it could have been a deadly situation as we moved  into the oncoming traffic lane to avoid them. I’m Susan Allen back with more on country roads, cattle, horses and common courtesy. Transplants that haven’t grown up in cattle country, weekenders that head our direction to recreate often have no concept regarding the rules of navigating rural roads. They don’t understand that blind corners can quickly reveal wildlife, car chasing cow dogs, slow farm equipment, cattle and horseback riders. In a perfect world we riders wouldn’t set foot on pavement or gravel roads but the reality is that access to trails, rangeland or private pastures means riding on or crossing pubic thoroughfares. Drivers need to understand that horses and cattle  aren’t predicable machines even the most well trained horse will spook at flying gravel, rattling trailers or a blatant honk by a jerk . The agricultural community has yet to develop a rural road awareness campaign with accident statistics on the par of bicyclistsbut all any rural road neophyte needs is to recall the horrific scene in the movie the Horsewhisperer where the young girl and horse are hit head on  by a truck to realize the potential outcome of not conforming with common country courtesy.