[5] In the same year, she won the British National Elementary title with Afrikka and was shortlisted for the 1998 World Equestrian Games.

As a result of her injury, Bigwood experiences double vision, which means that she wears an eye patch while riding.

[6] Upon returning to competitions, Bigwood earned a silver medal for Great Britain in the team dressage event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

[7] However, she would later sell her silver medal-winning horse "Atterupgaards Orthilia" to Danish rider Agnete Kirk Thinggaard.

[9] In 2016, Bigwood and her ex-husband relocated from Bourne Hill House in Horsham in West Sussex to Brantridge Park, where she is in the process of establishing a new world-class equestrian centre.