By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2024-11-16 14:17:18 | Updated at 2024-11-22 16:23:31
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The man said he often brings the equine into Woodbridge stores, including the ShopRite and Lowe's.
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A New Jersey man was spotted doing his neigh-borhood shopping with the help of a real life little pony pal this week.
The unidentified shopper – filmed with his own little Mr. Ed in Woodbridge’s Wegmans supermarket – isn’t looking to stirrup trouble.
He said he has a mobility issue and needs to lean against the miniature horse — a registered service animal — when he is out shopping, according to NJ Patch.
The man said he often brings the equine into Woodbridge stores, including the ShopRite and Lowe’s, said the outlet, who first reported the story.
“I really don’t like the attention I am receiving, and I am trying to get (a video circulating on social media) down,” the shopper, who asked for anonymity, told Patch on Friday. “People have been commenting they are going to steal the horse. I am going to have to take legal action.”
A 15-second TikTok clip with 624,000 views and 29,000likes shows the slow-moving shopper pushing a cart
through the produce section in Wegmans with his better
hoof in tow. tiktok/@boredntiktok
A 15-second TikTok clip with 624,000 views and 29,000 likes shows the slow-moving shopper pushing a cart through the produce section in Wegmans with his better hoof in tow.
Quipped commenter AnaisJosette: “I love this! Only two animals recognized to the ADA is a dog or miniature horse and I never thought I’d see it 🤣🤣🤣”
“Why am I never at wegmans when the cool things happen!” lamented dwrght1981.
The NJ man said he has a mobility issue and needs to lean against the miniature horse — a registered service
animal — when he is out shopping, tiktok/@boredntiktok
Woodbridge police — who confirmed to Patch that the four-legged friend is allowed to remain in the store because it is a service animal — did not return The Post’s messages Friday.
“It is a miniature horse and by Americans with Disabilities Act regulations, they can be service animals,” Woodbridge Police Director Robert Hubner told the outlet.
A Wegmans employee brayed to The Post that the horse was in the store and is indeed a service animal, but any other questions “have to go through corporate.”
