Your Blanket Covers the Body — But Wind and Rain Still Hit the Neck All Night
The Schneiders® ARMORFlex® Pro VTEK® Wither Relief 220g Neck Cover is built from 1680 Ballistic Nylon — the same tough outer as your VTEK turnout — to add targeted warmth and protection where blankets stop.
The Aridity® bamboo charcoal inner wicks moisture four times faster than standard fabrics, keeping your horse dry from sweat and melt-off even in heavy weather.
A Blanket Alone Leaves Your Horse's Most Vulnerable Area Exposed
A properly fitted turnout blanket does a good job protecting the barrel and hindquarters, but a horse's neck — long, thin-furred, and directly facing the prevailing wind — loses heat fast in cold and wet conditions. For Thoroughbreds, OTTBs, horses with clipped coats, or any horse that struggles to maintain weight in winter, that uncovered neck is a meaningful heat drain on cold nights.
Adding a neck cover seems simple, but a poorly fitted one creates new problems: wither rubbing, mane hair loss, pressure sores at the attachment points, and moisture trapping that leaves a wet neck worse off than an uncovered one.
Cheap Neck Covers Rub Hair, Trap Moisture, and Create the Problems You're Trying to Prevent
Neck covers that don't account for wither anatomy create focal pressure that rubs away hair and skin over a season. Covers with poor moisture management trap sweat and condensation against the neck, creating the damp conditions that worsen skin sensitivity and chilling. And a neck cover that doesn't match the blanket's outer fabric wears at the attachment point, weakening both the cover and the blanket over time.
- ✗Neck cover wither rubbing causes bald patches and skin sensitivity
- ✗Poor inner materials trap moisture, leaving neck wetter than if uncovered
- ✗Mismatched neck cover and blanket fabrics create attachment wear
- ✗Cold neck on blanketed horses drives calorie burn and winter weight loss
The VTEK Neck Cover Fits the Blanket You Already Trust — and Solves the Wither Problem
The ARMORFlex® Pro VTEK® Neck Cover pairs with your VTEK turnout blanket using the same 1680 Ballistic Nylon outer — so the attachment holds, the coverage is complete, and the systems work together. The Wither Relief design distributes pressure away from the wither bone so it lies flat without focal pressure points. The smooth nylon lining preserves mane condition, and the Aridity® bamboo charcoal inner layer wicks four times faster than standard fabrics, keeping the neck dry whether the wetness is coming from sweat or precipitation.
1680 Ballistic Nylon Outer
Matched to your VTEK turnout blanket — same tough outer material for a system that works together seamlessly.
Aridity® Bamboo Charcoal Inner
Wicks moisture four times faster than standard fabrics, keeping the neck dry through sweat and heavy weather.
Wither Relief Design
Engineered to distribute pressure away from the wither bone — eliminates the rubbing that ruins neck covers.
Smooth Nylon Lining
Shiny, smooth inner keeps your horse's neck coat and mane looking their best — no friction damage.
What Riders Are Saying
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My OTTB grows almost no neck coat in winter and I've always worried about him on icy nights. Paired this neck cover with my VTEK blanket and the fit is perfect — no rubbing at the wither, no gaps where cold air gets in. His neck coat actually looks better now because it's not getting compressed and sweaty under a bad-fitting cover.
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The ballistic nylon outer has held up through two ice storms without a scratch, and the smooth lining keeps my mare's mane laying flat. The Wither Relief design is the key — no more bald patches from rubbing. Finally a neck cover that works as hard as my VTEK blanket.
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I manage a barn in upstate New York — long cold winters, heavy wet snow. Bought three of these for our thin-skinned Thoroughbreds and haven't had a single rubbing issue or cold-night weight drop on any of them since. The moisture-wicking inner is the difference maker.
"How We Stack Up
| Feature | Schneiders ARMORFlex VTEK Neck Cover | Rambo Neck Cover | WeatherBeeta Neck Cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1680D Ballistic Nylon outer | yes | partial | no |
| Wither Relief design | yes | partial | no |
| Bamboo charcoal wicking inner | yes | no | no |
| 4x faster moisture wicking | yes | no | no |
| Smooth lining for mane protection | yes | yes | partial |
| Matched to brand blanket system | yes | yes | yes |
| Lifetime warranty | yes | no | no |
| 220g fill for medium-weight use | yes | yes | yes |
| Under $120 price point | yes | no | yes |
| Private-label accountability | yes | no | no |
Why the Aridity® Inner Is the Technology That Matters Most in a Neck Cover
Most neck covers are simple sandwich constructions — outer fabric, fill, inner lining. Schneiders' ARMORFlex® Pro VTEK® Neck Cover adds a layer that generic covers skip: Aridity® bamboo charcoal inner lining, which wicks moisture away from the skin four times faster than traditional fabrics. On a cold night when a horse sweats under cover, that speed differential is the difference between a neck that dries quickly and one that stays damp — the damp condition that drives chilling and skin issues. Paired with the Wither Relief fit and the matched VTEK outer, this is a neck cover engineered around the actual failure modes of lesser products.
- ✓1680 Ballistic Nylon outer matches VTEK turnout blanket system
- ✓Aridity® bamboo charcoal inner wicks moisture 4x faster than standard fabrics
- ✓Wither Relief design prevents focal pressure and rubbing
- ✓Smooth, shiny nylon lining protects neck coat and mane condition
- ✓Lifetime warranty from Schneiders
What You Get
