Carsten Sostmeier is admired in many places for his special equestrian commentaries. He is overcome with emotion at the German double victory in the Olympic dressage.
The German double Olympic victory in dressage moved the legendary ARD equestrian commentator Carsten Sostmeier to tears. “Bella, Bella, Isabell Werth wins individual silver. That is incredibly touching and emotional. When do we experience moments like the ones the horses give us here,” said the 64-year-old Sostmeier during the live broadcast, his voice breaking. “I’ll just step away for a minute,” he added, and was no longer heard for a moment.
“This is a moment for eternity and we can experience it together. This is the gift of Wendy and the best dressage rider of all time, Isabell Werth,” said Sostmeier.
Jessica von Bredow-Werndl won individual gold in Paris ahead of Werth. Sostmeier also heaped praise on the 38-year-old winner and her mare Dalera. “It almost leaves you speechless. It is an absolute pleasure. They deliver with such perfection. And Dalera, it seems, is giving her legs to the rider to dance with.”
Carsten Sostmeier: The horse’s back is a place of honour
You have the feeling of “recognizing a smile on the mare’s face, which literally conjures up the sun in the dressage arena.” For von Bredow-Werndl, the place on the horse is not a place of work or sport “and certainly not a parade ground. For Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, the place behind her horse Dalera is a place of honor.”
Sostmeier was impressed by the interaction between rider and horse. It “harmonized” and not just “worked,” he said. “That is the word that must be in the foreground. Always in the coexistence of a person with their horse. With every animal, and also with every person.”
At the end, the commentator said goodbye to moderator Alexander Bommes with the words: “Oh, Alex, I’m gasping for air for a moment, but she’ll be back.”
For many, Sostmeier is a cult commentator who has already described himself as the “voice of equestrian sport” on his website. He has already been celebrated as a “horse whisperer” by professional TV critics and on social media.
Source: Stern
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