I've been playing HEE for almost 14 years, not that it matters. I wouldn't presume to know the workings of Eve's mind, when she created it. The game has changed so much since it's inception. Some good things, and some, not so much.
Why are we arguing what the purpose of HEE is? Isnt the purpose to bring people together who love horses and breeding, training, showing etc. Yes there other aspects such as colour breeding but that falls in the breeding category last I checked..
Yeah and I'm pretty sure that hasn't been updated in the 10 years I've played lol. If the game's intended purpose was solely eventing, we wouldn't have bravery, nor leaderboards dedicated to it.