I do not have a fear of ANY animal. I do, however, have a healthy respect for those that COULD do me harm. For instance, today, I was helping my friend with her horse. I do not fear horses in the slightest. In fact, I love them and wish I could have one. She needed to see if he was lame and needed someone to sit on him to add weight while he trotted. I have not been on a trotting horse since I was 7 and have no clue how to sit on a horse. So this probably was not a good idea for me to get on him while he trotted and at one point, I was afraid I was going to fall off him, but that was a fear of falling from him, not him. He's a big sweet heart!

I have a healthy respect for hots. I will never touch one or come close to one. Am I afraid of them, no. But I don't want to get bitten either, and so keep my distance. I would not call that respect, "fear", just being smart.