No "barding" in items for companions animals

[DMLaz]

Why isn't there any barding or armor for animals in the items ?

[Trenloe]

Implementing barding isn't as simple as just adding it as armor items - proficiencies are different, and the bulk calculations are also different. We plan on implementing animal companions at a later date, and that's when we'll also implement barding fully. However, not having the barding from Player Core as item records is an omission, which we'll get fixed in a future release. Thanks for raising this issue.