tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694792296021389660.post2842152983191020980..comments2024-01-30T13:30:24.377-07:00Comments on Horse Tender Studio: Reference Junkie (That's Me)Horse Tenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02560286296437788038noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694792296021389660.post-68859852038396574502014-12-29T09:38:47.984-07:002014-12-29T09:38:47.984-07:00Haha, all is not quite as it seems... I TRY to be ...Haha, all is not quite as it seems... I TRY to be organized and on top of things, but it is a never-ending struggle. I have a system for some of it - like the reference pictures - but other stuff is just piled and stuffed in different places. Ah, the life of a creative person... ha!Horse Tenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560286296437788038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694792296021389660.post-52121631237249087782014-12-27T20:46:48.611-07:002014-12-27T20:46:48.611-07:00Holy Guacamole! I wish I was as organized as you a...Holy Guacamole! I wish I was as organized as you are! I am in awe! No one can figure out my organization, although I know where every scrap of fabric and lace is in my workshop. But YOU put me to shame!Sweet Gypsy Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17915527983288581774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694792296021389660.post-91976356029715865022014-12-27T17:50:36.084-07:002014-12-27T17:50:36.084-07:00Thank you so much, Janna! It does help a lot! Yo...Thank you so much, Janna! It does help a lot! Your way of organizing sounds a bit like what I am doing already (as far as folder structure), except for putting text and pictures together. That's good news, it should be easier to start getting set up. <br /><br />Sometimes when cutting out pictures, if there is a caption or part of an article attached that describes something I think I might want to know later on, I'll leave it attached. But my current way of doing the layouts wouldn't allow me to easily use just one of the pictures. Maybe I should start thinking ahead and putting those "unusual" pictures with documentation on their own cards or half pages, something like that. I do like the idea of having text in Word and then combining it with the picture(s). I also like how you have home binders and a show binder - great idea.<br /><br />Thanks again for sharing! :-)Horse Tenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560286296437788038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694792296021389660.post-52936630367971499682014-12-27T17:19:17.123-07:002014-12-27T17:19:17.123-07:00Thanks for sharing your process - looks like you h...Thanks for sharing your process - looks like you have a ton of cool references!<br /><br />As a performance junkie myself, most of my references have to do with performance. I have a few folders on my computer for real horse performance pictures and model horse performance pictures. I sort by class/event, and then some are specifically the whole set up while others just focus on the props/tack. Some are sorted further into pose/gait. Then I have more folders for Word documents with write ups on rules, what sort of equipment would be needed to set up a class properly, etc. And then finally I have folders for the Publisher files for my actual show documentation pages. <br /><br />Once I print out a performance ref/documentation page, I laminate it and then store it in a three-ring binder in a plastic sheet protector. I have dividers to sort the documentation into Other, English, and Western Performance, and then I also have separate sections for Trail and Games since those can usually be used for either English or Western. With each reference page, I also have an explanation card (or sometimes variations). When I'm prepping for a show, I have another binder I use to bring on show day, and that's sorted by divisions and put in the order of the class list so I can grab things easily as I need them. I just take the whole page out of the at-home binder and put it into the show binder where it needs to be.<br /><br />I have a similar system for halter references too - files on the computer for breeds/colors, then folders for the actual reference page files, and then a binder for the print-out versions plus a separate folder for show day.<br /><br />Hope this helps, and good luck with your future show research!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10977290083140297784noreply@blogger.com