Lion rides horse in China

The huge male lion clings on to the horse – but this big cat is not about to devour his prey.

Trainers in China are training lions and tigers to ride on horseback for tourists.

In one the nation's most notorious Circus, spectators are treated to a bizarre display as the lion leaps on to the horse's back.

Then it rides around the ring while a trainer with a whip keeps it moving. A tiger then jumps up on to the same horse.