John Lyons teaching a clinic at a Von Holten Ranch hosted event
Rein Photography
HISTORY
Love Valley was founded by Andy Barker and his wife Ellenora back in 1954. Andy had a dream of an old western town and Love Valley became his reality.
Andy and Ellenora wanted a place away from the big city life of Charlotte, NC. So they moved their family into a one room shack and started working on their dream. Andy used his crew from JA Construction Company, he jointly owned with his father, to help build the town.
Andy, being a Christian man, made the Love Valley Presbyterian Church his first building. Then he went to work on the Love Valley Arena, after that he set out to build the rest of the town, he even built a post office. When Andy first starting building the town he built it around the arena. Then in 1963 he moved it to the location you see today on top of the hill over looking the arena.
Many events are held in the Love Valley Arena throughout the year
Claire Omohundro, age 12, running her horse Aztec, an 8 year old red dun QH. Claire was running in the Mule ASSociation fun show
at The Love Valley Arena.