Murphy Himself was a horse that excelled in the sport of eventing, primarily under rider Ian Stark.
Born in 1978, Murphy Himself was first ridden by Virginia "Ginny" Leng. She bought him in Northern Ireland in 1981 or 1982 for eventing.
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Under Leng, Murphy won both Le Touquet and Burghley.
and competing in the Barcelona Olympics.
After the ground jury did not pass Murphy in the final horse inspection at Barcelona,
- 1st at the 1988 Boekelo event
- Individual and Team silver at the Stockholm World Equestrian Games in 1990