Noun
A large leather flap which covers the saddletree.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAt each station stop the express rider would change to a fresh horse, taking only the mail pouch called a mochila (from the Spanish for pouch or backpack) with him. Source: Internet
He rode all the way to Sportsman Hall Station where he gave his mochila filled with mail to Warren Upson.sfn A California Registered Historical Landmark plaque at the site reads: This was the site of Sportsman's Hall, also known as the Twelve-Mile House. Source: Internet
The mochila could hold convert of mail along with the convert of material carried on the horse. Source: Internet
The saddle horn and cantle projected through holes which were specially cut to size in the mochila. Source: Internet
They often said that, if it came to be, the horse and rider should perish before the mochila did. Source: Internet
To get around this difficulty, a mochila, or covering of leather, was thrown over the saddle. Source: Internet