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:'''Origin''': Mastoid process of temporal bone, nuchal crest, wing of atlas and the transverse processes of the 2nd-4th cervical vertebrae
 
:'''Origin''': Mastoid process of temporal bone, nuchal crest, wing of atlas and the transverse processes of the 2nd-4th cervical vertebrae
 
:'''Insertion''': Deltoid tuberosity and crest of the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Humerus|humerus]]
 
:'''Insertion''': Deltoid tuberosity and crest of the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Humerus|humerus]]
:'''Action''': Advances the limb and extends the shoulder joint when limb is in motion. Draws the head and neck ventrally when the limb is fixed
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:'''Action''': Advances the limb and extends the [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Shoulder Joint|shoulder]] joint when limb is in motion. Draws the head and neck ventrally when the limb is fixed
    
'''''Cleidomastoid'''''
 
'''''Cleidomastoid'''''
 
:'''Innervatation''': Accessory n. and Axillary n.
 
:'''Innervatation''': Accessory n. and Axillary n.
 
:'''Origin''': Mastoid process of the temporal bone and nuchal crest
 
:'''Origin''': Mastoid process of the temporal bone and nuchal crest
:'''Insertion''': Deltoid tuberosity, crest of the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Humerus|humerus]] and fascia of the shoulder as the '''cleidobrachialis''' muscle
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:'''Insertion''': Deltoid tuberosity, crest of the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Humerus|humerus]] and fascia of the [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Shoulder Joint|shoulder]]  as the '''cleidobrachialis''' muscle
:'''Action''': If acting bilaterally, it draws the head and neck down and backwards. If the acting with one shoulder fixed, it draws the head, upper arm fascia and neck to one side.  
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:'''Action''': If acting bilaterally, it draws the head and neck down and backwards. If the acting with one [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Shoulder Joint|shoulder]]  fixed, it draws the head, upper arm fascia and neck to one side.  
    
'''''Latissimus dorsi'''''  
 
'''''Latissimus dorsi'''''  
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:'''Origin''': Thoracolumbar fascia
 
:'''Origin''': Thoracolumbar fascia
 
:'''Insertion''': Teres tuberosity of the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Humerus|humerus]]
 
:'''Insertion''': Teres tuberosity of the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Humerus|humerus]]
:'''Action''': Antagonist to the brachiocephalic m. It retracts the free limb and flexes shoulder joint. It also draws the trunk forward over the fixed limb.
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:'''Action''': Antagonist to the brachiocephalic m. It retracts the free limb and flexes [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Shoulder Joint|shoulder]] joint. It also draws the trunk forward over the fixed limb.
    
'''''Superficial Pectorals'''''
 
'''''Superficial Pectorals'''''
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:'''Origin''': Xiphoid and 4th costal cartilages of the sternum
 
:'''Origin''': Xiphoid and 4th costal cartilages of the sternum
 
:'''Insertion''': Two branches on the lesser and greater tubercles of the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Humerus|humerus]], supraglenoid tubercle of [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Scapula|scapula]]
 
:'''Insertion''': Two branches on the lesser and greater tubercles of the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Humerus|humerus]], supraglenoid tubercle of [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Scapula|scapula]]
:'''Action''':Draws the limb back, supports the trunk, moves the trunk cranially over an advanced limb and extends the shoulder.
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:'''Action''':Draws the limb back, supports the trunk, moves the trunk cranially over an advanced limb and extends the [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Shoulder Joint|shoulder]].
     
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