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WSU fund covers surgery for Spokane family’s horse after Old Trails Fire

New university findings highlight potential implications for equine, surgery, and veterinary practice.

Published Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 PM UTCStarted by Veterinary33 Editorial Desk0 repliesSep 9, 2026

Community members later shared information on Facebook and Bambi was found safe two days later.

In this photo provided by Micki Rozier, Rozier’s miniature horse Dudley, left, is shown with his best friend, Bambi, right, at home in Spokane.

While Dudley was being treated at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, in Pullman, the Roziers’ barn, chicken house, and pasture were destroyed in the Old Trails Fire, but the cost of lifesaving surgery for Dudley was covered by Washington State University’s Good Samaritan Fund.

(College of Veterinary Medicine/Courtesy Micki Rozier) PULLMAN, Wash.

— A Spokane family is rebuilding after the Old Trails Fire destroyed their property and a fund created by Washington State University veterinary students back in 1996 played a role in their recovery.

Their story, featured on WSU…

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