An athlete who survived a horrific showjumping accident is to compete for Scotland after switching to hockey.

Katie Robertson was selected to compete for Great Britain in European competition, when a fall during a show in Wales saw her knocked unconscious for 10 minutes and rushed to hospital.

She had to be removed from the arena on a spinal board having broken her shoulder and collarbone.

Then aged 14, she never regained the confidence to ride competitively but instead turned her attention to hockey, which brought positive results.

She progressed through the school ranks as a teenager, she made the Scotland Under-18 team aged 16 and is now competing at full international level.

The 20-year-old, a BSc sport and psychology student at Abertay University, refused to let the 2010 fall from her horse, Atlantic Swift, put her off pursuing a career in sport.

She said: "I did ride a couple of times after that but I didn't have the confidence to really go for it.

"I took up hockey because I wanted something to fill up my time and it has just gone on from there.

"We are training just now for World League 3 in Brussels in June and if we reach the quarter-final stages then we qualify for the World Cup in London next year.

"It is such an honour to play for your country and I have a tear in my eye every time I pull on the jersey and the national anthem is playing."

The third-year student from Freuchie, Fife, is on an elite athlete development programme at university and is completing her course part-time to allow more training time for club and country.

After graduating, the Grove Menzieshill player, who trains at Dundee International Sports Complex, hopes to stay in sport both as a competitor and a coach.

She added: "The support I have had here at Abertay has been incredible and it is fantastic to be surrounded by so many talented staff and students."