This one was pretty light on theme fill... I just made a new one that's jam packed with horse stuff, LOL. I don't know what half of it means, either. Good thing I'm not the one taking the test!
There are qualifications/certifications for the Pony Club, there's a whole ton of terminology they're supposed to know related to horses- equipment, sporting terms, anatomy, things related to taking care of them, yadda yadda yadda. So I made this one with a few kinds of the jumps, I made another one with a ton of pony anatomy. My daughter has one of her certification tests tonight.
Two vertical jumps set parallel to each other, which makes a gap between them so the jump becomes wide.
9A
The _____ of this puzzle is HORSE JUMPS!
11A
Dad loves to set one of these to make sure you brush your teeth long enough.
13A
Not IN bounds...
14A
We live on this continent.
15A
This movie scares little children who are afraid of animatronic movie props representing possibly imaginary beings.
16A
One or more poles set above each other, so there is no width to jump, only height.
18A
Mom loves these deep red things that stain everything they touch.
19A
Cole Kmet plays this position very well.
20A
Mom's favorite country. (Oui, je l'adore aussi!)
23A
This puzzle is totally ___, dude.
24A
A pool of water that is underneath a jump.
28A
Sometimes when you do a good thing, Dad will give you a little ___ on the head.
29A
Stephen King book/movie about a scary clown.
30A
Abbreviation for the country the size of Kentucky where Mom & Dad took their honeymoon. They sure do love their volcanic eruptions!
32A
A type of jump with three rails in which the tallest pole is in the center. Sometimes this kind of jump is filled in to look like a barn or house, which is often used on cross country courses.
36A
Not before!
38A
DO WHAT I SAY OR ELSE
39A
In the distance
40A
A quarterback can generally be seen as one of these.
Down
1D
Mom and Dad do this a few times a year and get a sticker as a reward.
2D
Illuminated sign seen above some doorways.
3D
Precious stone.
4D
Movie about a boy and an old man and their flying house.
5D
We smack these around and birthday parties sometimes.
6D
The gecko ______ that wall so fast, wow!
8D
Dad loves to do this with his car's engine.
9D
We seem to get a lot of free ____ bags that we use for groceries.
10D
A little story that gets written about dead people.
12D
A long metal rod that gets put into blocks of concrete to increase its strength.
17D
You go to this class at church once a week.
20D
Evil state, to be avoided at all costs.
21D
Dad thinks in-app game purchases are a total ______.
22D
Quinn's friend from preschool that recently moved nearby. (Director DuVernay.)
23D
This dude makes clothing with a little horse & rider logo.
25D
Old anesthetic
26D
Dad likes to ___ out on ice cream every night.
27D
When games are tied after regulation, they go to ___.
30D
Another brand of Slurpee.
31D
Icelandic yogurt that Mom & Dad love.
33D
Either/__.
34D
Mom and Dad took a wknd trip to this city on the east coast.
35D
Ripped stomach muscles.
36D
We flew on this airline when we went to AZ last month.