Respect all living things

On what is a bank holiday here, I've been out rovering around the time in the past thoughts would be toward Autumn and the return to school after being off.
There's little getting away from what the cub experience means to me but this photographs subject talks of something I feel strongly about and it is teaching respect for other living species such as ponies.
We are fortunate here that outside of farms, within walking distance there are areas where ponies and horses do graze so youngsters can easily get to see them and form attachments.
It interesting to see in this vintage photograph a few pairs of white shorts while the majority are grey and a few boys are wearing school coats or blazers even if they are clearly in cub uniform!