First located in Glendale, California (later moved Lake View Terrace), the ranch was available for handicapped children (mostly from Los Angeles) to come and spend a day with the horses and enjoy the mock Western town that served as the ranch's backdrop. The ranch began in the mid-1940s and ran until Carpenter was evicted in 1994, having run for around fifty years.
The ranch, initially located in Glendale, California (later moved to Lake View Terrace), offered a haven for handicapped children from Los Angeles to spend a day with horses and enjoy the Western-themed town that served as its backdrop. The ranch operated for around fifty years, starting in the mid-1940s and ending in 1994 when Carpenter was evicted.