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Faye Blackstone (June 3, 1915 – August 30, 2011) was an American rodeo star, performer, and elected member of the Cowgirl Hall of Fame. She was known for having a hand in the starting the female sport of rodeo Barrel Racing.
Blackstone also turned her equestrian talents towards the sport of barrel racing in its beginning. She, along with others such as Dixie Reger Mosley and Wanda Harper Bush, were active in barrel racing in its founding. Blackstone and other cowgirls began a barrel racing event in Florida in 1950.
Blackstone and Vic performed trick riding together throughout the United States during the 1940s and 1950s. She performed as far away from Nebraska as Havana, Cuba, and competed alongside well known celebrities, including Gene Autry. She is credited with inventing three rodeo maneuvers, the reverse fender drag, the flyaway, and the ballerina. Vic Blackstone retired during the 1950s, while Faye Blackstone continued to perform until her retirement during the late 1960s.
Faye Blackstone died in Bradenton, Florida, aged 96, from cancer, on August 30, 2011. Her husband died in 1987.
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