Did the Russian use or attempt to use Moose as draft animals?

Answer 1

There were rumors about this in the various agrarian aspects of the Five Year Plans. It is known that Moose racing was featured in the l980 Moscow Olympiad_This is shown on a coin, and thsi does bespeak semi-domesticated cervidae, possibloy crossed with the more tractable caribou (Inthe Nick of time!) Pun-intended. actually the idea is not to different than selective breeding of horses for specific jobs for exmaple the Budweiser clydesdales, on amore mundane scale Artillery Mules which were the most tractable of the breed and sure-footed are still use by the Alpine Police troops in Italy., But Moose as dradt anials-a good idea, Comrade! Wish I had more info, they did have moose racing in l980 Olympiad in winter games on icy track could probbaoy give old dobbin a run for the Roubles! Gamb ilng is still illegal in Russia so this would not evvolve into Moose racing loie equestrain sports in USA/ There were rumors about this in the various agrarian aspects of the Five Year Plans. It is known that Moose racing was featured in the l980 Moscow Olympiad_This is shown on a coin, and thsi does bespeak semi-domesticated cervidae, possibloy crossed with the more tractable caribou (Inthe Nick of time!) Pun-intended. actually the idea is not to different than selective breeding of horses for specific jobs for exmaple the Budweiser clydesdales, on amore mundane scale Artillery Mules which were the most tractable of the breed and sure-footed are still use by the Alpine Police troops in Italy., But Moose as dradt anials-a good idea, Comrade! Wish I had more info, they did have moose racing in l980 Olympiad in winter games on icy track could probbaoy give old dobbin a run for the Roubles! Gamb ilng is still illegal in Russia so this would not evvolve into Moose racing loie equestrain sports in USA/

Answer 2

Yes, there have been instances where Russians used moose as draft animals. In the early 20th century, there were experiments with training moose to be used for transportation and work. However, the practice did not become widespread and horses remained the primary draft animals in Russia.