Rehearsals ahead of British Military Tournament

A horse races a motorbike through a flaming hoop. Credit: London Tonight.

If you're going to race horses against motorbikes, you might want to practice - especially if it involves jumping through fire.

Which is why animal and machine - and their respective riders - were in action in Hyde Park today.

Members of the Armed Forces have been rehearsing their routines for this year's British Military Tournament, which will be held at Earls Court in December.

Our reporter Clare Fallon was watching.