But she has bounced back after being dragged by a horse with her ankle stuck in the sulky to line up her first starters in nine months at Forbury Park tonight.
When a horse bolted wildly around the training track, returning to her home track did not even look like a possibility.
''I thought I was going to die,'' Bishop said.
''It was quite traumatic.''
The trainer pulled herself back into the confines of the sulky only to be tipped out and dragged again.
She eventually regained her seat before she was flung sideways on to the track as the horse galloped sharply around a bend.
Bishop was left with a broken ankle that took some time to heal.
After she was ready to start training horses, Bishop was again injured by a bolting horse.
''It took me nine months to get the surgery that I needed.
''It has been a long road back to things. I brought my team back in November and was hoping to race in early March.
''I ended up getting a neck strain from a horse that likes to bolt around the track a bit.
''The bearing on my cart went as I got out on the track and he just went for it.''
Bishop has patched herself back up and has been preparing her team which will step out at Forbury Park tonight.
''It has been a bit of a long road back, but I am stoked to be back and that has been what I have been aiming for all along.''
The trainer will line up Thanksfornothing (race 1), Neve Franco (race 6), Rockefeller and Billy Klondike (race 10).
The four horses have all had extended breaks from training while Bishop has been out of action and are likely to need more racing before they can show their best, she said.
Tonight's meeting features the first heat of the winter claiming series.
Claiming races have been badly affected by introduction of the harness racing ratings system.
Four Star Shiraz, who carries a $7500 price tag, looks a huge winning chance in the race.
The horse was a gritty winner in a stronger line-up for trainer Brad Mowbray and driver Charlotte Purvis on the track earlier this month.
