▁around ▁the ▁south western ▁United ▁States . ▁Tro op ers ▁are ▁volunte ers ▁soldiers ▁station ed ▁at ▁Fort ▁Hu ach uca . ▁Prior ▁to ▁being ▁issued ▁their ▁horse , ▁car bine , ▁and ▁sab er , ▁each ▁rec ruit ▁must ▁under go ▁a ▁three - to - four ▁month ▁r iding ▁school . ▁Once ▁prof ic ient ▁in ▁mounted ▁dr ill , ▁the ▁rec ruit ▁must ▁demonstrate ▁a ▁prof ic iency ▁in ▁sab er , ▁and ▁car bine / p istol ▁accuracy . ▁Only ▁then ▁does ▁the ▁rec ruit ▁become ▁a ▁Tro oper ▁and ▁is ▁issued ▁a ▁horse . ▁B ▁Tro op ▁was ▁specifically ▁chosen ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁Tro op ▁that ▁captured ▁Ger on imo ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁military ▁units ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁National ▁Guard , ▁and ▁state ▁milit ias ▁also ▁maintain ▁units ▁which ▁undert ake ▁public ▁duties . ▁The ▁Governor ' s ▁Gu ards ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁is ▁another ▁unit ▁which ▁eng ages ▁in ▁public ▁duties ▁for ▁the ▁state , ▁primarily ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Hart ford . ▁Com posed ▁of ▁two ▁foot ▁guard ▁units ▁and ▁two ▁horse ▁guard ▁units , ▁the ▁company - s ized ▁unit ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁State ▁Guard , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁State ▁Milit ia . ▁▁ ▁Public ▁duties ▁undert aken ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ' s ▁Guard ▁include ▁president ial , ▁and ▁g ubern ational ▁inaugur ations , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁supporting ▁mem orial ▁dedic ations , ▁local ▁par ades ,