WATCH: Middleborough Horse's Love Of Dunkin Donuts Goes Viral

A Massachusetts horse is going viral for her love of a local favorite.

Zoe, an equine resident of Bradford Stables in Middleborough, has been featured in videos shared by her owner, Amy Bradford, eating a jelly donut from Dunkin' Donuts every morning, Boston.com reports.

Zoe needs to take dozens of pills each day due to a tickborne illness, so Bradford has been stuffing her medication inside her favorite donut to make sure the horse gets the necessary dosage in a more enjoyable way.

“As soon as I leave in the morning, she stands by the fence waiting for the donut,” Bradford said in a phone call with Boston.com. “The people at Dunkin’ always say to tell Zoe ‘hi.'”

Bradford began sharing updates of Zoe's daily donut snacking on her 'BradfordStables' TikTok account, which now has nearly 115,000 followers and more than 3.5 million likes, begging around December 2020.

The "jelly donut time" routine has become familiar with Bradford starting the clip by examining and stuffing the makeshift pill pocket before calling Zoe over. The horse then sticks her head through the window and eats the donut, similar to an equine version of a drive-thru.

Typically, Zoe is left with some powdered sugar on her muzzle and sometimes sticks around for more, but Bradford reminds her that she's limited to one donut per serving.

There have been past instances where Zoe has passed up certain donuts, which included a cream-filled Valentine's pastry and strawberry frosted donut both being declined.

Zoe, whose registered name for shows is 'A Lil Piece of My Heart,' began experiencing the mysterious tickborne illness in late 2019 and doctors were unable to make a conclusive diagnosis as he began to lose muscle mass within a month.

The Tufts' Cummings School of Veterninary Medicine in North Grafton eventually discovered Zoe's immune system was attacking her joints and her eye and Bradford, who adopted Zoe six years ago, said she still worries "every day that we don't have a grasp on it."

The hospital prescribed 75 daily doses of an immunosuppressant, which began Zoe's recovery and -- although she can't ever be ridden again -- the 15-year-old horse is now down to 25 pills a day and regained all of her weight.

“All I need is for her to be comfortable,” Bradford said. “They think she will live out her long happy life.”

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