<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">sweat flaps</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>animal work equipment for riding</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>flaps, sweat</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sweat flap</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sweat-flaps</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Large, firm pieces of leather at the side of saddles, used to protect the rest of the saddle from the horse's sweat and also the animal's skin from being pinched by the girth straps and buckles. ]]></note></mads>