Horse Guard Graduation

The Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard (2GHG) will hold its annual Recruit Graduation Ceremony on Sunday, June 24 at 10 am at the headquarters at 4 Wildlife Drive. The ceremony is open to the public.

The 2GHG is an all-volunteer state militia unit, originally formed to attend and escort the Governor. As an active Cavalry Unit, 2GHG serves the Governor and the State of Connecticut at the direction of the Connecticut Army National Guard, under the command of the Adjutant General, Major General Thaddeus J. Martin. One of the oldest cavalry units in continuous service in the United States, 2GHG was chartered in 1808 and has had a history throughout the years of dedicated service to the citizenry of the State of Connecticut in times of peace and war and to the preservation of the Cavalry in Connecticut.