Yes, ever since I got my chocobo I have hated how most barding covers the poor guy's wings. No way he can flap his wings and fly with that stuff on there.

I only use bardings that don't cover his wings -- which is pretty limited selection.

Lately I have just been letting him run around with just a helmet and none of the other pieces (which are usually overdone for my taste.. I'm not into a bunch of spikes and blades, etc).