Jesus riding on a donkey was the opposite experience of most parades of the day. If you have ever seen the statues in public squares celebrating great heroes of the past, they are riding a very different animal. Usually it's an enormous horse, because that's the animal used in war. It was almost comical that Jesus chose to ride a donkey, because there was no glory in that choice of rides. Even in this moment of triumph, Jesus continued to challenge our view of a champion.