Johnny's first Heaven On Earth ranch, devoted to handicapped children, was in Glendale. Located there since the mid '40s, he moved the mock western town to Foothill Blvd. In Lake View Terrace (20 miles NW of L.A.) in 1970 where he stayed til he was evicted in January 1994 to make way for a housing development. It was Johnny's empathy with handicapped kids stemming from his hit and run accident when he was 18 that led him to first open the ranch. He made a pact: If God would let him walk again, he would spend his life helping the handicapped. He kept his pact. Over the years, thousands of children from the L.A. school system and from such groups as the United Cerebral Palsy/Spastic Children's Foundation were greeted at the gates by Johnny as they spent the day for free touring the western town set and riding horseback, with Carpenter's help if need be. Johnny's many supporters pitched in to pay the $700 a month it cost to rent the five acres of land. These included former President Ronald Reagan, L.A. mayor Tom Bradley and the Variety Clubs of America.Johnny told Readers Digest in 1982:
"The Bible says, 'As you sow, so shall ye reap.' Well, I've reaped two-hundredfold. I've gotten more satisfaction out of this ranch than anything else I've ever done. Everything I own is on my back. Yet because of the ranch, I can get up every morning and walk down the street like a king. If I get to heaven, it'll be on the coattails of these kids."

My name is Randy Horton. I met johnny carpenter in 1968, When I was eight years old. I was in the Boy Scouts. We went to the heaven on earth ranch. I loved to go horseback, riding, with actor/stuntman Johnny Carpenter, at his wonderful ranch for children with disabilities. I was the poster boy for the ranch.
John Carpenter, helped me realize, I could do anything I put my mind to. He showed me, how to ride a horse, by myself.
I had my own horse named randy at the ranch . to let you know how important the ranch was to me, two times, my mother and I walked five miles to get there. The kids came in school buses and cars every day. they went horse back riding. if the kids could not get out of their wheelchairs, johnny would put them in a covered wagon in their wheelchairs . they were so happy! one time i heard a little boy, saying , horse , horse , horse . johnny started crying , because that was the first time the boy had said any words at all. one time i was in the wagon with john, he turned over the reins to me.

I felt that johnny trusted me with the wagon and the people in the wagon . i remember the first Thanksgiving party we had at the ranch . there were about 20 people . johnny asked my mother to cook everything. after that , we had a Thanksgiving party and a Christmas party every year ! i made so many friends at the ranch . my wife, kimberly, and i were married at the ranch , November twenty first , 1987. He, John Carpenter, made me the advocate I am today. I loved him and the ranch, very much!

Yes, We got married on the ranch.

Kimberly and Me.

Kimberly.

Our wedding party.

My Mom.

Our good friends.

This is our cake.

Ron is her dad.

We were looking at each other.

My mom and her dad.

Scott,Donny,Craig

Ruby, Cristy, Theresa

John, me, Fred.

Most everybody.