Horse Guard To Attend Fair

The Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard (2GHG) will ride into the fairgrounds and open the GreenSpring Country Fair, which takes place on Sunday, May 20, from 11 am to 8 pm at the Trumbull AgriScience and Biotechnology Center at 536 Daniels Farm Road.

Chartered in 1808 during the administration of Governor Jonathan Trumbull, the 2GHG attends and escorts the governor in times of peace and war.

An active all-volunteer state militia unit, it is one of the oldest cavalry units in continuous service in the United States. In addition to participating in the opening ceremonies, the Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard will also perform drills as part of the GreenSpring program.

Sponsored by the Patrons of the Trumbull Nature and Arts Center, GreenSpring is a celebration of Connecticut’s rich agricultural heritage — past, present and future. Proceeds from the event will benefit the TNAC building campaign and scholarship fund.

The fair will include demonstrations by area farmers of cow milking, sheep sheering, ice cream making, butter churning, herb planting, wool spinning, candle making, textile weaving, bee keeping, blacksmithing, and more.

There will also be exhibits of antique tractors, Model T’s and Model A’s and antique bicycles (big front wheel), a variety of chicken beauty pageants and a number of home-grown flowers, home-baked pies and cookie contests.

There will be food, hands-on activities for children and music, including dueling banjos and fiddles, and a barn dance at sunset.