Crabtree, Celsey
Instructor and Horse Judging Team Coach
148 Weber Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-1193
celseyb@ksu.edu
Education
B.S., Kansas State University, 2015
M.S., Colorado State University, 2017
Ph.D., Kansas State University, 2021
Bio Brief
A native of Cuba, Kansas, Celsey Crabtree was raised on a commercial cow-calf operation, showed horses, and was active in 4-H, FFA and sports. Celsey continued at Kansas State University in 2011 to pursue an Animal Sciences and Industry degree and threw javelin for two years for the track team. During her time as an undergraduate, she also worked at the KSU Horse Unit,
Crabtree was a part of the KSU 2014 AQHA Congress Champion Horse Judging Team, and Reserve World Champion Team, where she won the Performance division and was 3rd High Overall Individual. Celsey also was the 4th High Overall Individual at the Tulsa Horse Judging Contest.
After graduating with a bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University, Celsey obtained her master’s in equine reproduction from Colorado State University. At CSU, Celsey taught several equine classes and coached the CSU Horse Judging Team to an AQHA Reserve Congress Championship.
Celsey joined K-State ASI faculty in 2017, teaching several lab classes in the ASI department. She finished her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction in 2021, specializing in online agriculture education courses. Crabtree teaches on-campus and online Companion Animal and Equine lab, Beginning Horse Evaluation, and coaches the horse judging team.
Celsey lives east of Manahttan with her husband and son, Paden. Celsey is very involved in the horse industry, showing horses across the midwest, and is a State Director for the American Paint Horse Association and part of the American Quarter Horse Association’s Young Adult Leadership Program.
Teaching
• Companion Animal and Equine lab
• Beginning Horse Evaluation