This week, a New Jersey man was spotted shopping around his neighborhood with the help of a real little pony friend.
The unidentified shopper pictured with little Ed at a Wegmans supermarket in Woodbridge wasn't trying to cause trouble.
He has mobility issues and has to lean on a miniature horse (registered as a service animal) when he goes shopping, according to the New Jersey Patch.
of The store said the man said he often brings his horses to Woodbridge stores such as ShopRite and Lowe's.who first reported this story.
“I really don't want the attention on me, so I'm trying to quell[the videos that are circulating on social media],” a shopper who asked to remain anonymous told Patch on Friday. “People are commenting that they are trying to steal horses. Legal action must be taken.”
“Like” shows a shopper pushing a cart in slow motion
Through the Wegmans produce section with his betters
The hooves are in traction. tiktok/@boredntiktok
15 second TikTok clip The photo, which has received 624,000 views and 29,000 likes, shows a slow shopper pushing a cart through Wegmans' produce section with a better hoof.
Joking Commenter Anais Josette: “I love this! Dogs and miniature horses are the only two animals allowed by the ADA and I never thought I'd see that 🤣🤣🤣”
“Why don't I go to Wegmans when all the great things are happening?” he lamented. Dorite 1981.
Leaning on a miniature horse – Registration service
Animals — while he was out shopping; tiktok/@boredntiktok
Woodbridge police confirmed to Patch that the four-legged friend is allowed to remain in the store because it is a service animal, but did not respond to The Post's messages Friday.
“This is a miniature horse, and as per the Americans with Disabilities Act, it can be a service animal,” Woodbridge Police Chief Robert Hubner told the show.
A Wegmans employee told the Post that the horse is in the store and is indeed a service animal, but that any other questions “should be directed to the company.”
