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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA - AUGUST 23: A bareback rider rides horizontal while getting competing in the 15th Annual Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo on Sunday.///ADDITIONAL INFO: - Photo by MINDY SCHAUER, The Orange County Register/MediaNews Group via Getty Images - shot: 082315s.rmvrodeo.0822 The 15th Annual Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo featuring the top 30 World Champion cowboys competing for $250,000 in prize money. Known as AmericaÕs Richest Two-Day Rodeo, Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo has been hosted by Rancho Mission ViejoÕs OÕNeill-Avery-Moiso family for the past 15 years to celebrate the golden age of early California rodeo tradition and, the heritage of the land, and pay tribute to the sport while raising funds for local charities. Having donated more than $1.5 million so far, proceeds from the annual Rodeo benefit a number of local South Orange County charities, including The Shea Center for Therapeutic Riding in San Juan Capistrano and CHOC at Mission Hospital. (Photo by Mindy Schauer/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images)