Quote Originally Posted by cegorach
No it is not. You are referring to a different myth, but these attempts DID exist.
Err...Exactly what sources do you have to claim that? As far as I know, the line you follow is "If there is no evidence of it, then it is best to assume it doesn't exist/didn't happen". You can't claim that it is true just like that, sorry. I could just as well claim that Edward I of England attempted to train geese for attacking the Welsh at their ankles.

There were however attempts to train mooses to serve as transport animals (for post wagons and such) but theser attempts were abandoned as mooses proved to be untameable.