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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Causes of Lameness, Traumatic injuries damage to nervous system brain, spinal cord, nerves, Causes ???? Metabolic diseases Laminitis or Navicular Disease, Predisposing Factors ???? poor conformation, Predisposing Factors ???? Physical Immaturity, Predisposing Factors ???? performance horses, Predisposing Factors ???? improper hoof balance/ shoeing, performance horses ???? failure to adequately condition performance horses, Causes ???? Degenerative diseases (arthritis, degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis), Causes ???? Infections, Physical Immaturity can be due to premature births, Predisposing Factors Lameness Causes, Predisposing Factors ???? Limb deformities, Infections ???? infected wound/ skin/ joint, Causes ???? Traumatic injuries, Causes ???? Mechanical Malfunction Overload of a body part that causes wear and tear of the structure, Causes ???? Developmental Conditions Epiphysitis or Osteochondrosis, performance horses ???? monotonous repetitive stresses on bones, joints, ligaments and tendons in performance horses, Infections ???? foot abscess, Physical Immaturity can be due to training older foals before maturity, Predisposing Factors ???? hard/slippery/rocky surfaces that the horses may work on