A flexible guard to protect and to block contact with a plurality of moveable parts of a machine, such as a riding mower or the like may include a piece of flexible material. The flexible guard may also include a first support to attach the piece of flexible material to a first member of the machine or to a chassis of the riding mower. The flexible guard may further include a second support to attach the piece of flexible material to a second member of the machine or a mower deck of the riding mower. The first member or chassis may be moveable relative to the second member or mower deck. The first support provides substantially complete contact between the piece of flexible material and a contour of the first member or chassis and the second support provides substantially complete contact between the piece of flexible material and a contour of the second member or mower deck to protect and to substantially completely block contact with the plurality of moveable parts within the flexible guard.
