Fort Garry Horse

Fort Garry Horse
The Fort Garry Horse badge
Active	1912 to present
Country	Canada
Branch	Primary Reserve
Type	Line cavalry
Role	Reconnaissance
Part of	Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
Garrison/HQ	McGregor Armoury Winnipeg, Manitoba
Nickname(s)	The Garrys
Motto(s)	Facta non verba (“Deeds, not words”)
March	El Abanico (quick), Red River Valley (slow), alternate quick march: St. Patrick's Day
Abbreviation	FGH

McGregor Armoury

The Fort Garry Horse is a Canadian Army Reserve armoured regiment based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is part of 3rd Canadian Division's 38 Canadian Brigade Group.

The Fort Garry Horse originated in Winnipeg, Manitoba on 15 April 1912, as the 34th Regiment of Cavalry. The following year it was re-designated the 34th Fort Garry Horse on 2 January 1913 and the Fort Garry Horse following the Great War on 15 March 1920. On 15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with the Manitoba Horse. During the Second World War it was re-designated the 2nd Regiment, the Fort Garry Horse on 13 August 1940 and the 10th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment, (The Fort Garry Horse), on 1 April 1941. After the Second World War it was re-designated as the 10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse), on 31 January 1946, as the Fort Garry Horse (10th Armoured Regiment), on 4 February 1949; the Fort Garry Horse on 19 May 1958, the 2nd Fort Garry Horse on 11 October 1958, the Fort Garry Horse (Militia) on 1 January 1960 and finally the Fort Garry Horse on 16 June 1970, following the reduction to nil strength of the Regular Force regiment.

The Manitoba Horse originated in Roblin, Manitoba on 1 April 1912, as the 32nd Light Horse. It was re-designated the 32nd Manitoba Horse on 2 November 1912 and, following the Great War as The Manitoba Horse on 15 March 1920. On 15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with the Fort Garry Horse.

On 11 October 1958, a Regular Force component was authorized as the 1st Fort Garry Horse. On 1 January 1960, it was re-designated the Fort Garry Horse. The regiment served in Canada, on NATO duty in West Germany and on United Nations duty in the Sinai and Cyprus. The Regular Force regiment was reduced to nil strength and placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle on 16 June 1970.

In 2003, the regiment began hosting personnel to help create a new unit of the Canadian Military Engineers. On 14 April 2012, during the 100th anniversary celebrations of the FGH, the Engineer Squadron was stood up as 31 Engineer Squadron, part of 38 Combat Engineer Regiment. During their time as a sub-unit of the FGH, the engineers had the distinction of being the only reservists in Canada to wear the black beret of the Armoured Corps with the cap badge of the Canadian Military Engineers. As of 2015^[update], they wear the green beret in common with other engineer units.