The stockman at the centre of a Queensland Government investigation into the deaths of dozens of horses near Toowoomba has a history of animal cruelty dating back nearly two decades.

Key points: At least 22 horses, including seven former racehorses, starved to death at a paddock leased by Terence Oberle

At least 22 horses, including seven former racehorses, starved to death at a paddock leased by Terence Oberle Mr Oberle's daughter has made a formal statement to authorities detailing her father's "appalling" past failures

Mr Oberle's daughter has made a formal statement to authorities detailing her father's "appalling" past failures Authorities seized animals from Mr Oberle in 2004 after he left horses and cattle to starve on two separate properties

Terence John Oberle's daughter told the ABC she thought he should bebanned from owning animals because of his longstanding record of neglecting livestock.

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The ABC can reveal that authorities seized animals from Mr Oberle in 2004 after he left horses and cattle to starve on two separate properties.

Last month, animal welfare experts were outraged after at least 22 horses, including seven former racehorses, owned by 73-year-old Mr Oberle, starved to death at a leased paddock near Charlton, west of Toowoomba.

"To see the picture of the horse carcasses immediately brought back so many childhood memories and memories of seeing this for a lifetime," Mr Oberle's daughter Sandy Walker told the ABC.

"I wouldn't let him have a pet now. Nothing should be able to depend on him."

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