Trimming and boots

After Red appeared to have so much bruising when we had our ride at the end of March I started to look into hoof boots. I tried on the scoot boots and because he has some flaring the boot gapes at the front.

So......the question is...... do you trim the feet so that he can wear the boots????? I don't agree to shape the foot to fit a boot BUT if he is too sore to be ridden without them then a small amount may need to be removed. I have been trying to follow the methods used at Rockley Farm, however, I am restricted on the grazing and movement over surfaces choices and so the horses diet and use of their feet is not as good as it would be there. It may be that occasionally I will have to compromise. I took a very small amount off his bars and he seemed more comfortable after, makes me wonder if a conservative trim would benefit him....................... I have since tried the boot on again and they will do up without a trim on his feet, so maybe I can have the best of both worlds and leave him to self trim and use the boots when he needs them. (Although on today's hack he was feeling great and not footy on the stones at all, so maybe we are turning a corner.)