SHORT-Jointed, in the Manege. A horse is said to be short-jointed that has a short pattern; when this joint, or the pattern is too short, the horse is subject to have his fore legs from the knee to the coronet all in a straight line. Commonly your short-jointed horses do not manage so well as the long-jointed; but out of the manege the short-jointed are the best for travel or fatigue.

SHORT-Sightedness, a certain defect in vision, by which objects cannot be distinctly seen, unless they are very near the eye. See OPTICS, No. 142.