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Chronicle of the Horse
by Patricia Barraza Vos
In the fall of 1997, Vitor Silva opened his "classical riding school in the European tradition" in, of all places, the low hills of southern New Hampshire. Silva and his Lusitano stallions appeared as if out of nowhere, and then, just like that, he seemed to be everywhere - demonstrating his riding abilities to rapt audiences.

Equine Journal April ’02
Becoming an effective horseman or horsewomen requires a lifetime of learning. As with any endeavor worth pursuing, the time spent educating oneself will yield fervent results. “There is always something to be learned from others,” states Vitor Silva, owner of Sons of the Wind in Deerfield, New Hampshire. “In the realm of horsemanship, our horses can be our greatest teachers.”

Sons of the Wind Farm, Deerfield, NH
by Claudia Beaudet, CVT - Equine Journal, April, 1999
“I found Vitor one of the most intriguing and dedicated horsemen that I have ever had the pleasure to interview. The legend of the Lusitano is very much alive in Vitor’s lifelong passion for the Lusitano horse and is evident in all aspects of the Sons of the Wind farm.”

Visiting Vitor Silva and His Lusitanos
by Leslie Woods, The Horse’s Maine, March, 1999
“Vitor rode the young horse with more trot and canter work. He showed that even a youngster can perform lateral work such as half pass and can do flying changes, but the rider allows the horse more room for mistakes, for less dramatic leg crossing, for more space for the change. It was easy to see from the first finished horse to the youngster how Vitor was a trainer whose philosophy is to ask but then allow the horse to perform.”

Rare Lusitano Bloodlines Come to the U.S.
 Horsemen’s Yankee Pedlar, May, 1998
“According to Vitor, these horses are not only superlative in the dressage arena, but also in reining, show jumping (John Whittaker of England successfully campaigned Novilheiro, his jumping Lusitano, to many distinguished wins worldwide), eventing, and simple pleasure riding. “