Dr. Crabbe is a graduate of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and completed an internship in large animal medicine and surgery at Washington State University. While at UC Davis she did graduate work in biomechanics studying patterns of locomotion in exercising horses.

Dr. Crabbe spent 30 years as a private practitioner and the owner of Pacific Crest Sporthorse, a 3-doctor general equine practice in Oregon, where she had a special interest in performance horse medicine.  She is an FEI official veterinarian in Dressage and Jumping, and served on the treatment team for the 2018 World Equestrian Games.

In early 2023, Dr. Crabbe transitioned her practice to her two long-term associates in order to pursue her passion for ethics in veterinary medicine and completed a Master’s degree in Bioethics from the Neiswanger Institute of Bioethics at the Stritch School of Medicine of Loyola University, Chicago where she is currently enrolled in a doctoral program.  She serves on the AVMA’s Counsel on Veterinary Services and the AAEP’s Ethics and Professional Conduct committee and was chairman of the committee responsible for a recent overhaul of the AVMA’s Principle’s of Veterinary Medical Ethics

Dr. Crabbe is a frequent contributor to a wide variety of horse publications and her articles have won numerous American Horse Publications awards. Her book Comprehensive Guide to Equine Veterinary Medicine was published in 2007 by Sterling Publishing in New York. She is an avid dressage rider and USDF silver medalist and has won a multiple USDF regional championships as well as Horse of the Year titles. In addition, she is a graduate with distinction from the USDF-L judges program.

She lives on a farm outside of Portland, Oregon with her husband Bob, a veterinary internal medicine specialist.  They have two girls who are almost fully launched, and currently focus their attention on four dogs, a cat, and four horses.