This section is from the book "The Horse - Its Treatment In Health And Disease", by J. Wortley Axe. Also available from Amazon: The Horse. Its Treatment In Health And Disease.
These are short, flat muscles filling in the spaces between the transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae. They are attached to the anterior border of the transverse process of one vertebra and the posterior border of the one in front of it.
 
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