Is there any reason the relay for movement should not work?

[Belbarid]

<Nice DM Hat>
The rules clearly state that there are reasonable limits on what can really be done for free in a round. Reasonable is undefined, so it is up to the DM to adjucate. You wouldn't be able to move that far in that short a time at your full run speed, so you reasonably couldn't traverse the distance (without magic) by doing something more complex (mount/dismount).

<Mean DM Hat>
Just because you can't fail the roll even on a natural 1 doesn't mean you don't have to roll. 1,056 DC 20 ride checks for the first mile, please. If you won't bother to roll the dice that much, your character doesn't bother with that much mounting/dismounting, either. Also, 528 handle animal checks to convince the ponies to stay in formation. Each one is a move-equivalent action.

<Nice DM Hat>
Power Word: Common Sense. DM Only Spell. All Players are now afflicted with Common Sense

<Mean DM Hat>
"Cut it out. You've just been elected to do the next pizza run. Now go, while your character's arms and legs are still attached to the correct parts of the body."


There is no rule loophole that trumps the DM.

 

[ken-ichi]

Or the Ride skill says nothing about being placed next to the mount, so when dismounting it means you are still in the horse's square means you have to 5-ft or use a move action to get to the next horse. This means you could technically leap from horse back to horse back up to your move score. I don't have a problem with that as it is something I could see an experienced rider doing.

 

[Quasqueton]

Assuming a long enough chain of people, it's possible to get anywhere in one round, yes?

Basically, everyone readys an action to move when they are given the target object or person. The first guy delays until everyone else has readied their actions, and carries the person, and moves his movement. He then passes off the person to the next person, who then moves HIS movement. And we repeat, with a relay.

You can't ready an action outside of combat, so to start the relay, instead of firing a blank into the air, the line judge has to use a real bullet and take a shot at the first runner. This could be not only dangerous for the first runner, it could also abort the relay altogether. But fortunately, it is a well-known fact that most sports judges/referees are blind, so most likely the shot will miss the runner. But at least it will start initiative.

Quasqueton