: In the horse there are two adductors, the cranial '''short adductor''' muscle and the caudal '''greater adductor''' muscle.
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:'''Origin'''
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:'''Innervation''': Obturator n.
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:'''Insertion'''
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:'''Origin''': Ventral surface of the pelvis and apaneurosis of the ''gracillis'' muscle
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:'''Action'''
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:'''Insertion''': Entire medial aspect of the femur, from the lesser trochanter to the medial condyles, and the medial collateral stifle ligament.
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The equine adductor muscles are formed from a short adductor and a greater adductor. They both insert along the entire medial aspect of the femur from the lesser trochanter to the medial condyles and the medial collateral stifle ligament.
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:'''Action''': Adduct the limb, can also retract the limb and move the rump forward and sideways