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Which group lists the AAEP's core vaccines that every horse should get?

Rabies, EEE/WEE, tetanus and West Nile virus.

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  1. Rabies, EEE/WEE, tetanus, West Nile ✔
  2. Strangles, flu, rabies, Lyme
  3. Parvo, distemper, rabies, tetanus

Why: Penn State says all horses should receive the AAEP core vaccines: rabies, Eastern and Western equine encephalomyelitis, tetanus and West Nile virus, even if the horse never travels.

Huh, didn't know that: Penn State recommends core vaccines even for horses that never travel.

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Answer: Rabies, EEE/WEE, tetanus, West Nile. Penn State says all horses should receive the AAEP core vaccines: rabies, Eastern and Western equine encephalomyelitis, tetanus and West Nile virus, even if the horse never travels.

  1. Penn State Extension: Vaccines for Your Horse extension.psu.edu/vaccines-for-your-horse
    ALL horses should receive the core vaccines (rabies, EEE/WEE, tetanus, and West Nile Virus).
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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