Governor General's Horse Guards

The Governor General's Horse Guards
Cap badge insignia of the Governor General's Horse Guards (actual cap brass (badge) silver monotone, with red felt medallion in centre.
Active	1855–present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army
Type	Household cavalry
Role	Armoured reconnaissance
Size	Regiment
Part of	32 Canadian Brigade Group
Garrison/HQ	Denison Armoury, Toronto
Nickname(s)	Gugga Huggas or Gee-Gees or 'Goo-Goo's'
Motto(s)	Latin: Nulli secundus (second to none)
March	March – Men of Harlech Trot – Keel Row
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief	Elizabeth II
Honorary colonel	HCol Bill Graham
Commanding officer	LCol Scott M. Duncan
Sergeant Major	CWO Donald E. Anderson
Insignia
Tactical recognition flash

The Governor General's Horse Guards is an armoured reconnaissance regiment in the Primary Reserve of the Canadian Army, part of 4th Canadian Division's 32 Canadian Brigade Group. Based in Toronto, it is the most senior reserve regiment in Canada, and the only household cavalry regiment of Canada's three household units.

The regiment maintains a traditional structure, with squadrons and units for deployment and active duty, training, ceremony, cadets, and administration.

The Field Squadron ("A" Squadron) is the operational squadron and is manned by trained and deployable soldiers. It provides soldiers for Canadian Forces missions outside of Canada, and is expected to mobilize in national emergencies. The Field Squadron maintains no fewer than two armoured reconnaissance troops, using the military variant of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class Wagon, and also maintains a functional Squadron Headquarters and Administrative Echelon.

The Training Support Squadron develops new soldiers skills to enable them to join the Field Squadron. This includes personal development through the completion of preliminary trade courses. Training Support Squadron staff also support operational planning and exercises by taking the role of an enemy unit against members of the Field Squadron in unit-level training.

As of January 1, 2014, the training squadron (or 'B' Squadron) was disbanded and folded into the regiment's HQ squadron.

The Regimental Support Group is commanded by the Regular Force Cadre Operations Officer, and provides administrative facilities to the regiment.

The full brass and reed military band provides concerts and music for regimental functions, other military events, and civilian engagements. The band includes three specialized musical sub-units: the Fanfare Trumpeters, the Brass Quintet, and the Woodwind Quintet.

The Cavalry Squadron provides a horse-mounted ceremonial presence at public and regimental events, to perpetuate Canadian cavalry traditions. Although it is under the command and control of the regimental commanding officer, it is privately funded by the Governor General's Horse Guards Cavalry and Historical Society Inc, a charitable organization incorporated and registered in 2012 explicitly for the purposes of supporting and promoting the traditions of the GGHG.