âRecklessâ owner fined after horses starve to death While the horses were left in a bare, drought effected Charlton paddock, their owner worked a cattle station in central Queensland. Crime by Peter Hardwick Premium Content Subscriber only A HORSE owner who failed to properly feed 21 of his animals leading to the starvation death of 14 has been fined $20,000 and banned from having more horses for 10 years. Â Terence John Oberle, 74, had been working a cattle property north of Marlborough in Central Queensland while his 21 horses were left to starve in a bare, drought-effected paddock at Charlton in 2019, Toowoomba Magistrates Court heard. Â While he arranged for water for his horses, he had neglected to arrange feed to be provided. Â